The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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