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 Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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