There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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