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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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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