Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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