A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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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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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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