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February 16th is the Chinese New Year, which begins the Year of the Dog. The 12 year cycles are based on the Chinese zodiac. Legends say the Jade Emperor held a race to pick the zodiac animals. The rat won, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig!
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Who is smarter, cats or dogs? A small study of animal brains found that dog brains have twice as many neurons as cat brains. Neurons are cells that process information. Brain size did not matter, since a big bear brain still had less neurons. But raccoons had the most neurons! They win!
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Bronson, a dog in Australia, saved a baby platypus. This super dog found a platypus near a dry river, picked it up in his teeth and carried it to his owners. They rushed it to the hospital, and after some care and nurturing, the platypus, now named Pete, is doing well and will be returned back to the wild soon!
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