The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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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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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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