There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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