The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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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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Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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