The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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