A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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