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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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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