In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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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