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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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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