Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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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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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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