A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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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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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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