Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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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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