No one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant can be trained by man.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes!
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A lion's roar can be heard from more than five miles away.
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Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue!
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Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people.
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The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.
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Turkeys can reproduce without having sex.
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