When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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