Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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