Baby elephants can drink over 80 litres of milk a day. See more

Scorpions can be killed by pouring vinegar over them. See more

The animal that lived longest of all was a turtle. It lived to become the respectable age of 188 years. See more

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows. See more

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them! See more

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. See more

You are 3 times more likely to be killed by a flying champagne cork than you are to be killed by the bite of a venomous spider. See more

The typical laboratory mouse runs 2.5 miles per night on its treadmill. See more

Ostriches stick their heads into the sand to find underground drinking water. See more