Bats sleep 18-20 hours per day.
5
By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
9
The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
4
Jellyfish as a species are actually older than dinosaurs and sharks.
383
Ants have tiny magnetic compasses in their antennae which help them navigate.
9
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
Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
305