The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old, both were owned by the same owner and lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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If a vampire bat goes 2 days without drinking blood, they can die. However, well fed female bats will puke up blood and share it with other bats that they like in exchange for grooming.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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