The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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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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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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