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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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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