Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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