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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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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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