Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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