In Iceland, the Yule Cat, Jólakötturinn, is a giant black cat that eats anyone who hasn’t received new clothes by Christmas Eve.

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Gentoo penguins propose to their mates by presenting them with the smoothest pebble they can find—they use it to build their nest together and will mate for life

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