George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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