Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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