Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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