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 newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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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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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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It would take about 1,200,000 mosquitoes to fully drain the average human body of blood.
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