Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Giant Anteaters' front legs look like a panda.
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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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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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