There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
1
The pea aphid insect explodes itself thereby sacrificing its life to protect its relatives from predators.
3
When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Dolphins nap with one eye open.
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In Pakistan, goats are often sacrificed to improve the performance of the stock market.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
9