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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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