Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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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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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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