When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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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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