When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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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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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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