The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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A banana slug can be 6-8 inches and their erect penis can be just as long. Also, their penises emerge from their heads. After sex, banana slugs eat each others penises.
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Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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