When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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