Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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