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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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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