Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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