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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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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