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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A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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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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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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