Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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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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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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