Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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