Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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