The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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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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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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