Random Animal Facts

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    The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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    Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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    A dork is a whale's penis.
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    Ant Graveyard
    Ant Graveyard
    Ants have graveyards.
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    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippo Blood Sweat
    Hippos secrete a red-pink fluid, dubbed "blood sweat", which acts as a skin moisturizer, water repellent, sunscreen, and antibiotic.
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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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    Google's Mower Goats
    Google's Mower Goats
    Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.
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    Scientists Trained Fish to Walk on Land
    Scientists trained a group of fish to walk on land and, over a period of 8 months, their body shape adapted to the terrestrial lifestyle.
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