In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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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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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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