In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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