The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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