The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Giant Anteaters' front legs look like a panda.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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