Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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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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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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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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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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