A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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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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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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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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