The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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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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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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