The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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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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