There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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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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Dolphins have names for one another.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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