The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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Lobsters have blue blood.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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