A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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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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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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