Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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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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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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