The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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