A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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