Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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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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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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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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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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