Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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