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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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