Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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