The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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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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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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