Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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A couple had their wedding rings engraved with a waveform of their own voices saying "I do."
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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