A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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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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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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