Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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