When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
20
The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
151
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.
18
Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
16
Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
4