Elephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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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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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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