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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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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