Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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