Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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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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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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