The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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