The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
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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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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