15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.
1
Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
24
A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
10
When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
22
When you shave a guinea pig it looks like a little hippo.
19
There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
9
Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
11