The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
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