The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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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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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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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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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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