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What pugs looked like before intense selective breeding

The pug, with its distinctive round face, curly tail, and playful disposition, is a breed that has captured the hearts of many dog lovers around the world. However, the pug we know today is far from the regal and robust dog it once was. Over a century of intensive breeding has left this beloved breed with grossly distorted features and a litany of health problems, prompting experts to call for urgent action to restore the pug to its original form.

Originally hailing from China, pugs made their way to Europe in the 16th century, quickly becoming the favored pets of European royalty. They were cherished by historical figures like William of Orange, who credited his pug with saving his life, and Empress Josephine, who used her pug, Fortune, to carry secret messages during the French Revolution. Even Queen Victoria, an ardent pug enthusiast, owned as many as 38 pugs during her reign.

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“Dogor” an 18,000 year-old puppy that was discovered in the Siberian permafrost. He’s so well preserved that his nose and whiskers are still mostly intact.

Locals found the remains in the summer of 2018 in a frozen lump of ground near the Indigirka River, according to the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. Parts of the animal are incredibly well-preserved, including its head, nose, whiskers, eyelashes and mouth, revealing that it still had its milk teeth when it died. Researchers suggest the animal was just two months old when it passed, though they do not know the cause of death.

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This magnificent rooster defended his flock of clucking hens from god knows what, and he’s got the bloodstains and scars to prove it.⁣

Whatever it was that knocked, this rooster answered and survived to see another sunrise. Roosters are the head of the flock, charged with setting the pecking order straight and keeping that order within the group.⁣

Yeah, they come to snuff the rooster…⁣

Their other job is to be first in line to kick some ass, no matter what goes bump in the night, the rooster takes the hit for the group. Common chicken thieves range between free roaming cats to fucking bears, but the rooster cares not – his prime directive is to put his life on the line in defense of others and he serves his duty to the letter.⁣

You know he ain’t gonna die⁣.

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Azalea the chimpanzee lives in a North Korea zoo and smokes about a pack a day

Azalea smokes about one pack of cigarettes a day,though she reportedly does not inhale when smoking. She is able to light her own cigarettes using a lighter and has also learned to light a cigarette by touching it to the end of a lit cigarette.

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The world’s most faithful dog, Hachiko. After his master’s death, he waited for his return in the same location every single day for almost 10 years until he too passed away.

The enduring bond between a man and his dog is a tale as old as time itself. The story of Hachiko, a dog whose loyalty to his owner transcended even death, stands out among the countless heartwarming tales of canine-human relationships.

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Park ranger takes a selfie with the orphaned gorillas Nkakazi and Ndeze

The image was taken at a gorilla orphanage in Virunga National Park, DR Congo, where the animals were raised after poachers killed their parents.

The gorillas were just two and four months old at the time.

Because they’ve grown up with the rangers who rescued them, Mr Mburanumwe added, “they are imitating the humans” – and standing on two legs is their way of “learning to be human beings”.

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ham the chimp

Before NASA sent a man to space, they decided to send a chimp first. And on January 31, 1961, a chimp named Ham received the dubious "honor" of making this historic trip.⁠

Captured in French Cameroon in 1957, Ham was one of 39 chimps selected for NASA training. He had beaten out all of his competitors with his ability to pull levers quickly, but his preparation for the trip was anything but easy.

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Meet Bobi, The World’s Oldest Dog on Record

Crowned the world’s oldest living dog and the oldest dog in history, Bobi the Rafeiro do Alentejo just celebrated his 31st birthday — but his owner Leonel Costa says he initially wasn’t even supposed to survive to adulthood. After he was born in May 1992, Costa’s father decided the family already had too many animals to care for and buried the unwanted litter, a common practice at the time.⁠

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The Greenland Shark has the longest lifespan of any vertebrate (up to 500 years), and doesn’t even reach sexual maturity until they are 150 years old

One theory to explain this long lifespan is that the Greenland shark has a very slow metabolism, an adaptation to the deep, cold waters it inhabits. A NOAA remotely operated vehicle doing a dive off New England encountered a Greenland shark at a depth of 783 meters, but these sharks are known to dive as deep as 2,200 meters. They’re also the only shark that can withstand the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean year-round.

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rex the german shepard

This German Shepherd was shot multiple times and badly beaten while protecting his 16-year-old human from burglars

Javier Mercado was alone, hiding and terrified in his family’s Des Moines home while intruders forced their way in, Rex did what every nucleotide of his DNA told him to do.

He defended his owner, the boy with whom he’d slept every night since he was a pup just about three years ago.

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