The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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