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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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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