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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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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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