The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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