15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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