Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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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 octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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