In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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