Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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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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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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