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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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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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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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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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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