The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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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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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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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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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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