The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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