Some birds, like swan, have more than 25,000 feathers.
Lichen in Antarctica, thought to be more than 10,000 years old, is the oldest plant.
The electrical eel fish found in America, stuns the prey on which it feeds, through its electrical discharge. It can discharge up to 650 volts, enough to stun a human or to power an electric bulb.
The gorilla is the largest primate and can weigh up to 275 kg on an average and the mouse lemur is the smallest primate having a head and body length of 12.5 cm.
The shadow bird always builds a 3 room nest. In the first, the male stands as a guard against intruders, the second is a pantry and the third is a nursery.
Kodiak, a brown bear from Alaska, weighing up to 780 kg and measuring up to 2.5 m, is the largest bear in the world.
The emperor penguin of Antarctica is one of the marvels of the animal kingdom. It incubates its eggs on its toes for 64 days and nights, standing on ice that can be as cold as -60°C.
The oldest surviving species of the tree is thought to be the maidenhair tree of China, which appeared over 160 million years ago.
Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. And it is the only bird that can fly backwards and hover in the sky.
The flat-bodied stingy ray fishes which feed Molluscs, have a highly poisonous spike on the back of their fins. When alarmed/it coils the tail, turns over its back and stings the victim. Its sting has caused many human deaths.
