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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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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