Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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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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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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