Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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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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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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