The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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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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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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