Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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