Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Mosquitoes prefer certain blood types, and people with the “O” blood type are more likely to get bitten.
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Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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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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