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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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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