Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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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.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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The Pistol Shrimp can snap its claws together to create a sound of 218 decibels, louder than as supersonic jet at full speed. It only lasts for 1 millisecond. The snapping action also creates a bubble that is greater than 5000 Kelvin, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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