Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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