A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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