When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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Macaques monkeys in Japan learned to steal purses and wallets, take out the coins, and use them to buy drinks and snacks from vending machines.
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Cymothoa exigua is a type of parasite that enters through fish's gills, eats their tongue, and then replaces it.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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There's a lizard known as the 'Jesus Lizard' that can run across water.
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