Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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