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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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