The microscopic tardigrade, also known as the water bear or moss piglet, is one of the world’s toughest creatures. It can go a decade without water and can withstand temperatures as low as -459 degrees Fahrenheit as well as highs of 304 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cows, sheep and goats all have a tough dental pad for their top row instead of front teeth. This dental arrangement helps ruminants gather great quantities of grass and fibrous plants.

Bees in Ribeauville, France started producing honey in different shades of blue and green. When the beekeepers investigated, they found that instead of collecting nectar from flowers, the bees were feeding on remnants of colored M&M candy shells that were being processed by a plant 2.5 miles away.

Jellyfish are the ocean’s most efficient swimmers. They consume forty-eight percent less oxygen than any other swimming animal.