The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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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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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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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