Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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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 Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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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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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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