The sound of a tiger's roar can travel a distance of up to 2 miles (~3 km).
255
Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
14
The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
9
Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
24
There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
9
When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
20