A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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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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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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