Maggots will only eat flesh if it is dead. For this reason, they are often used to remove the burnt skin from severe burn patients.
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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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The Kangaroo Rat can last longer without water than a camel.
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A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
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A Koala Bear sleeps 22 hours of every day.
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Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow!
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A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
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