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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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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