The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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