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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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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