A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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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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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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