The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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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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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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