One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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 you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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