Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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