Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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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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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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