There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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