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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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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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