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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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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