The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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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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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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