A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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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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Cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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