A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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