Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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