A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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