The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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