When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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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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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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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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