Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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