Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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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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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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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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