A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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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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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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