A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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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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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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