When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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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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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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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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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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