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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George was the world's largest dog who weighed 233 pounds, stood at 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and ate 180 pounds of food a month.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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