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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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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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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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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