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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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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