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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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