Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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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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