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 lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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