A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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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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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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