Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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