A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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