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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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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