A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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