Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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