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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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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