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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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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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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