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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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