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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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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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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