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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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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