Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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The world's smartest pig, owned by a mathematics teacher in Madison, WI, memorized the multiplication tables up to 12.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Under extreme stress, some octopuses will eat their own arms.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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