The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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