The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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