A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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