A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs but suckles its young on milk once they have hatched
There is about 200 times more gold in the worlds oceans, than has been mined in our entire history
35 meters of hair fibre is produced every day on the average adult scalp
About 85% of the plant life on earth is in the oceans
To make just one pound of honey, bees must collect nectar from over two million seperate flowers
Cuban bee hummingbird is the smallest hummingbird, only 57 mm (2¼ in) long and half of this is tail and bill. It weighs less than 2 g and is the smallest warm-blooded animal
The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs, covering a meter a second
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants
The embryos of tiger sharks fight each other while in their mother's womb, the survivor being the baby shark that is born
