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Image via Depositphotos. Often lauded as the most fearless animal in the world, the honey badger, native to Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, is renowned for its feisty nature.

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.

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A century ago there were hundreds of thousands of rhinos in Africa. By the early 1980s, hunting had reduced their numbers to around 19,000. Rhino horns, like our fingernails, are simply keratin ...