In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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