Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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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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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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