Random Animal Facts

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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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    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippos secrete a red-pink fluid, dubbed "blood sweat", which acts as a skin moisturizer, water repellent, sunscreen, and antibiotic.
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    Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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    Free Willy
    Free Willy
    After being in captivity for 23 years, the orca from Free Willy, Keiko, was set free in 2002. Weeks later, he appeared at a Norwegian fjord apparently seeking human contact and even gave rides to children on his back.
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    Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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    Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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    Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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    Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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