Cats purr not only when content but sometimes when stressed or injured.

A tarantula can survive for weeks without food.

Fact #353 · Animals

A honeybee colony functions as a highly coordinated unit.

Fact #409 · Animals

Some birds can fly for months without landing.

Fact #164 · Animals

Many species of beetles have hardened wing covers called elytra.

Fact #457 · Animals

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

Fact #10 · Animals

Some species of penguins can swim at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour.

Fact #251 · Animals

Bees have five eyes.

Fact #356 · Animals

A red kangaroo is the largest marsupial.

Fact #480 · Animals