The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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