Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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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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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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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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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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