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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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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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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