The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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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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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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