15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
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Nervous dogs wag their tails to the left, and happy dogs to the right (from the dog’s point of view) – and fellow canines pick up on this lop-sided tail language.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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