Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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