The world’s smallest dog is the Chihuahua, which means “tiny dog in the sky.”

The slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.016 km/h (0.01 mph).

There are about 54 million dogs in the US, and Paris is said to have more dogs than people.

Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.

The bee hummingbird of Cuba is the smallest bird in the world.

Pea crabs (the size of a pea) are the smallest crabs in the world.

Dinosaurs did not eat grass: there weren’t any at that time.

Sharks are immune to all known diseases.

New Zealand is home to 4 million people and 70 million sheep.

There are about one billion cattle in the world of which 200 million are in India.

An ostrich can run up to 70 km/h (43mph).

The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.

There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, a nation of 17 million people.

African elephants only have four teeth to chew their food with.

A crocodile’s tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth and cannot move it.

A house fly lives only 14 days.

There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.

Dolphins can reach 37 mph.

The oldest breed of dog is the Saluki.

The pig is rated the fourth most intelligent animal.