Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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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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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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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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