The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
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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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