There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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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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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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