Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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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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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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