The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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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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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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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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