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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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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