Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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If you keep a goldfish in the dark, it will eventually turn white
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A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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The cicada, a fly found in Africa, spends 17 years of its life sleeping; and only two weeks is awake during which mates and then dies.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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