The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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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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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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