A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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 are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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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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