Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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