Cats recognise the voice of their owner, but never evolved to care.
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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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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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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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