A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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