Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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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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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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