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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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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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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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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