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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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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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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