Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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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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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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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