Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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