Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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