In 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
22
Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
20
A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
373
The largest breed of rabbit is the Flemish Giant.
65
Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
9
The reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
17