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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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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