The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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