The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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