Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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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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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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