Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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The smallest known dinosaur is Compsognathus.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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