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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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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