15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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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 Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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