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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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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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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