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 largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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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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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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