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.
21
Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
12
Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
6
When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
23
Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
17