Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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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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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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