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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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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