Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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 octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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