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YMNK that under each foreleg, the sea otter has a loose pouch of skin that extends across the chest. In this pouch (preferentially the left one), the animal stores collected food to bring to the surface. This pouch also holds a rock, unique to the otter, that is used to break open shellfish and clams.
 
YMNK that Hearst Castle is a National and California Historical Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951.
 
YMNK that Orcas (formerly known as killer whales), Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), are actually dolphins. And they are the largest of the dolphin family (Family Delphinidae ~ 32 species, including what we normally consider dolphins, pygmy killer whales, Feresa attenuata, and false killer whales, Pseudorca crassiddens).
 
YMNK that Trdigrades,AKA water bears,are the most durable beings on our world:
Temperature – tardigrades can survive:
A few minutes at 151 °C (304 °F),[33]
30 years at ?20 °C.[34]
A few days at ?200 °C (?328 °F).[33]
A few minutes at ?272 °C (~1 K, ?458 °F)[35]
 
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