Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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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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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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