Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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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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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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