Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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