When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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