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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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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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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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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