A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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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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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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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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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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