Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
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A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
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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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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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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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