Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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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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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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