Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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