The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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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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