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Elephants can swim with their head completely under water and their trunk just above the water surface for breathing, similar to a snorkel.

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Elephant trunks contain more than 40,000 muscles. They are strong enough to lift more than 700 lbs, yet precise enough to draw a painting using an artist's brush.

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Ostriches do not bury their head in the sand when faced with danger. The myth is thought to have been started by people observing ostriches bending their head down while feeding.

The Mako shark is the fastest shark on earth. It swims up to 60 miles per hour (96km/h) and it can jump almost 32ft (10m) out of the water.

All the gold that has been mined in the world adds up to about four Olympic sized swimming pools.

A hungry adult elephant can eat over 440lbs (200kg) of vegetation in just one day.

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