Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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