The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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Dolphins have names for one another.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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