Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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