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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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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