In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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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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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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