The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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