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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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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