The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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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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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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