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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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 male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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