The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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