Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2,000 balloons.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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Dogs sometimes fake being sick to get attention.
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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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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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