Honeybees never sleep.
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Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk!
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood.
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Baby rabbits are called kittens.
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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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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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