A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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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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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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