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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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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