The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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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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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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