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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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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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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