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Research shows dairy cows form close bonds with specific companions ? and when they're split up, their heart rates spike and milk production drops, which is basically the bovine version of a broken heart.
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The wood frog turns itself into a frog-sicle each winter ? heart stopped, no breathing, solid ice ? and hops away in spring like nothing happened.
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The wombat is the sole creature on Earth that produces perfectly cube-shaped droppings -- and scientists finally figured out how they pull off this boxy feat.
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The humble garden snail is hiding one of the animal kingdom's most elaborate dental setups ? somewhere between 14,000 and 25,000 tiny teeth, all crammed into a tongue-sized ribbon.
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Baby flamingos are actually born gray or white ? their showstopping pink color is entirely self-applied, one shrimp-filled meal at a time.
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The wombat is the only animal on Earth that produces cube-shaped droppings, and scientists spent years reverse-engineering this biological origami.
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Sharks first appeared about 450 million years ago, a full 100 million years before the first trees showed up -- making the ocean's most famous predator older than forests themselves.
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The wombat holds a truly unique distinction in the animal kingdom ? it's the only creature that produces perfectly cube-shaped droppings, and scientists spent years figuring out exactly why.
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Male Gentoo penguins hunt for the single most impressive pebble they can find to present to their crush ? and if she places it in her nest, congratulations, it's basically an engagement.
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Wombats are the only animals on Earth known to produce perfectly cube-shaped droppings, and scientists spent years figuring out how they pull off this geometric feat.