The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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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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