A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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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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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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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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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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