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 sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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