Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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