There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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