The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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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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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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The Savannah is the largest domestic cat breed. It resembles a small leopard and behaves like a dog. They can grow up to 40 lbs, have an eight foot vertical jump, and can be trained to walk on a leash and play fetch.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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