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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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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