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 Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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