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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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