Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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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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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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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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