The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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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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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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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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