Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua is the only fresh water lake in the world that has sharks.
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Parrot parents "name" their children with a signature call.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
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The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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