There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
9
Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
19
Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
224
A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
12
Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
11
The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
4