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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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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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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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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