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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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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