When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
23
When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
27
There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
8
Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
745
Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
11
The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
9
The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
492
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