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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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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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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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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