Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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