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 oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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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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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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