The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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