A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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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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