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    Giant River Otter
    Giant River Otter
    Giant river otters still exist in three remote river systems in South America. They can grow to almost 6 feet in length, hunt in packs, and even take on caimans.
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    A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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    The Firefly Is Not a Fly
    The firefly is not actually a fly, but a beetle.
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    The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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    Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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    Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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    Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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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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