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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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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