Lobsters have blue blood.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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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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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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