The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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