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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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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