The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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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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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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