The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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