Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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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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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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