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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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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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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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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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 oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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