The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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