The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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