Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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