Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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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Ants tend to survive in a microwave because they find the coolest spot and wait!
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