One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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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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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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