Possums do not actually “play” dead. In fact, they pass out from being shocked.
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There are whales alive today who were bo …
There are whales alive today who were born before Moby Dick was written.
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A man rescued a crocodile and they becam …
A man rescued a crocodile and they became inseparable best friends.
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Bonobos are a relative of chimpanzees th …
Bonobos are a relative of chimpanzees that have developed a ridiculously peaceful culture because of their incredibly frequent sex including their use of sex as a greeting, a means to form social bonds and as conflict resolution.
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A chimpanzee named Santino was known to …
A chimpanzee named Santino was known to collect rocks and pieces of concrete in the hour before his exhibit opened. Come showtime, he would hurl the dessert plate-sized rocks at zoo patrons.
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After the extinction of the dinosaurs, there was…
After the extinction of the dinosaurs, there was a turtle that was the size of a car and could eat crocodiles.
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The largest centipede which ever existed …
The largest centipede which ever existed was tall enough to rear up and look a human in the eyes.
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Freckles, a goat in Utah, was implanted …
Freckles, a goat in Utah, was implanted with spider genes as an embryo to produce spider silk proteins in her milk which is used to make “biosteel,” a material stronger than kevlar.
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The Pittsburgh Press reports on Sep 14, …
The Pittsburgh Press reports on Sep 14, 1928 that “a short time after a peddler and his wife had been murdered and robbed on a road near Soldin, in Brandenburg, a farmer’s horse died on the same spot. When the horse reached the scene of the murder he stopped, whinnied and dropped dead“.
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There is a species of deer in Germany wh …
There is a species of deer in Germany who won’t cross the border where the Iron Curtain once stood, even though that border has been gone physically for 20 years.
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