The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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 octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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