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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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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