Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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