In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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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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