15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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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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There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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