There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
13
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).
12
The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
4
Vampire bats adopt orphans, and are one of the few mammals known to risk their own lives to share food with less fortunate roost-mates.
402
The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
12
There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
10