Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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