The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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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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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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