15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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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 largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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