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 oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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