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The fastest Cheetah ever recorded was named Sarah. In 2012, then-11-year-old Sarah was filmed running on a U.S.A. Track and Field-certified course at an unmatched pace of 61 miles per hour. Sarah’s 5.95 second 100-meter dash holds the known planet-wide record.

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Galapagos tortoises don't reach sexual maturity until 20-30 years in captivity , possibly up to 40 years in the wild. One 70-year-old male known for his "lustful nature" has moved to England and begun courting a few females!

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Galapagos tortoises don't reach sexual maturity until 20-30 years in captivity , possibly up to 40 years in the wild. One 70-year-old male known for his "lustful nature" has moved to England and begun courting a few females!

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Over the course of around 100 weeks of a community-driven clean-up effort at one Mumbai beach, volunteers were able to remove more than 4 million pounds of trash. As a result, the beach produced hundreds of thousands of hatchlings from a vulnerable turtle species not seen there in decades!

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Over the course of around 100 weeks of a community-driven clean-up effort at one Mumbai beach, volunteers were able to remove more than 4 million pounds of trash. As a result, the beach produced hundreds of thousands of hatchlings from a vulnerable turtle species not seen there in decades!

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Squirrels were intentionally introduced into American cities in the 1870's

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"Stotting" (or "Pronking") is a behavior exhibited by many types of gazelles, including the Springbok shown here, in which the gazelle jumps up to two meters into the air while arching its back and keeping its legs stiff. Scientists aren't sure exactly why gazelles stot.

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Dust bathing (also called sand bathing) is an animal behavior characterized by rolling or moving around in dust, dry earth or sand, with the likely purpose of removing parasites from fur, feathers or skin.

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Leaf roller caterpillars use their silk to build shelters out of leaves. Even though they only use these shelter for some days, they are later used by other insects or caterpillars. This is the caterpillar of a firetail skipper building a shelter on a guava tree, its host plant.

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The black-footed ferret was declared extinct in 1979 until a few dozen were discovered in 1981. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service launched a breeding program using the few remaining specimens and now their numbers have grow from a few dozen to over 1,000!

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Cows have "eureka" moments, and take pleasure in their own learning achievements.

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The velvet worms are the last living onychophorans, a phylum of panarthropods that existed since the Cambrian and once included bizarre members like Hallucigenia of Burgess Shale fame

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Owls have three sets of eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping, and one for keeping their eyes clean

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In a test environment, cows were found to work just as hard for scritches as they would for food.

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Penguins’ distinct coloration is a form of camouflage. From above, their black backs blend in with murky depths of the ocean. From below, their white bellies are hidden against the bright surface.

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The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene.

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A manatee can swim 15 mph & is capable of doing an Aileron Roll while moving forward

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Chimpanzees 'talk' with each other about their favorite fruits and where to find them by making different hoots. We can all help save their habitats (and their fruit!) by recycling our old cell phones.

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Clownfish larvae mature drifting around in water currents for weeks or months but well over half come back home using remarkable homing instincts

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Clownfish larvae mature drifting around in water currents for weeks or months but well over half come back home using remarkable homing instincts

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Scientists exposed gibbons to Helium gas to change their voice and study how they make their unique songs. Turns out that they perform similarly to opera singers!

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A Gecko's color vision is 350 times more sensitive to low light than ours

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Just like humans, bats can recognize the voices of individuals they know. Also like humans, the pitch of their voice will change in response to how stressed they are.

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The long-wattled umbrellabird can control the length of the wattle, and it is always retracted in flight.

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The hammer-headed bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus, is a specie of bat from Africa. During stressful situations, these bats isolate themselves from their groups.

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Giant African Pouched Rats can detect tuberculosis and undetonated explosives when trained.

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Hyenas have a frontal cortex on par with primates. Studies show that hyenas in captivity performed better at problem solving and social cooperation than chimpanzees.

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The greater glider possum is a threatened species of marsupial at risk due to logging in its native habitat. The battle for preservation of its habitat is ongoing.

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