One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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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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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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