The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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