• The world’s largest snail, nicknamed Hector, grew to the size of a dog’s kennel and lived to the ripe old age of 16 years in Sao Paolo, Brazil in the 1960s.
• A newborn giraffe is only 14cm tall, head to toe.
• All dogs are scared of ants.
• Gorillas simply can’t walk backwards.
• The ancient Greeks worshipped cats as Gods.
• Penguins are the only birds that cannot fly.
• The seagull is the only bird that can fly upside down.