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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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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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 domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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