The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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It takes at least eight bees all their life to make one single teaspoonful of honey.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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The Slave-Maker Ant (Polyergus Rufescens) raids the nests of other ants and steals their pupae. When these new ants hatch,they work as slaves within the colony.
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Contrary to popular belief, possums, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice do not carry rabies.
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The human brain is very soft, having a consistency similar to soft gelatin or firm tofu.
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