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FACTOID!!
Orangutans (great apes that live in Sumatra and Borneo) use umbrellas! They pluck big leaves off the trees and hold them over their heads to protect themselves from heavy rainfall.


Cuddles the seeing-eye pony


Cuddles the seeing-eye pony
Cuddles, a 50 pound, 22-inch high miniature horse, has been trained as guide horse for the blind. Her trainers says she is better than a dog because she will live longer and has better peripheral (side) vision. Cuddles has been taught to ride elevators, walk through a mall, protect her owner from moving cars and even low branches.
NOVEMBER 22, 2000
National Post
NOVEMBER 22, 2000

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