When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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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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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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