The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
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The difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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