On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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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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