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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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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