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Six-Toed Dog

  • March 22, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The rare Norwegian Lundehund dog has six toes on each foot and is super flexible: It can bend its head backward to touch its spine! Originally used to retrieve puffins from steep, icy cliffs for hunters, the dog’s population dropped after the birds became protected in the 1800s. (Eric Isselee / Shutterstock)

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