Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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The head of a jellyfish is called the "Bell."
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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