There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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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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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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