The Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge became the first US wildlife sanctuary.
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The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
The first documented blood transfusion took place using sheep blood in a teenage boy.
Julius Wolff supplied the first canned sardines from Maine, USA.
A military dog 'Nemo' saved the life of his handler, Airman Robert A. Throneburg, during the Vietnam War.
The red robin was officially named Britain's National Bird.
