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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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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