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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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Female kangaroos have three vaginas.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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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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A group of pugs is called a grumble.
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