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.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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