A bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed every animal in the Berlin Zoo except the elephant, which escaped and roamed the city. When a Russian commander saw hungry Germans chasing the elephant and trying to kill it, he ordered his troops to protect it and shoot anyone who tried to kill it.
To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs-it will let you go instantly.
The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.
Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating, they sweat through the pads of their feet.
The leg bones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk.
Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
The Javan rhinoceros - a solitary, single-horned species - is the world's rarest large mammal. Only an estimated 50 to 70 of the animals remain in the wild. There are none in captivity <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
"Endure. In enduring, grow strong."
-Githzerai adage.
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