Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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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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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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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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An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 litters per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Tigers, leopards, and jaguars love "Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men". The scent is used to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness, and was even a turn on for one pair of Jaguars who were subject to it.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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