When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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