The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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The cat brain weighs about 30g.
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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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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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