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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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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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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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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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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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