A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.
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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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Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
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The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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There are more chickens than people in the world.
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Cattle are the only mammals that pee backwards.
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