Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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Lurch, a Watusi bull, had the largest horns in the world.
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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 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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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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