The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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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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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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