There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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