A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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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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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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