In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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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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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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