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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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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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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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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