Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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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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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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