Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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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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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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