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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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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