Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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