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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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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