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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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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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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