Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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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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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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