The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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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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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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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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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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