Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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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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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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