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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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