In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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