There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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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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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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