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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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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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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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Lobsters have blue blood.
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