There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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