Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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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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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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