The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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