Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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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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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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