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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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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