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 station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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