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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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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A dork is a whale's penis.
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