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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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