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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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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