The venom of a small scorpion is much more toxic than the venom of a large scorpion.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
11
There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
14
A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
4
No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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