Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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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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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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