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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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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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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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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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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