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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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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