Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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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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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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