Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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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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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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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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