Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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