Many sailors have mistaken basking whales for islands and have tried to land on them.

The shrimps that flamingoes eat are pink in colour and their bodies take on this colour. That is why flamingoes are pink.

Certain butterflies have scented wings to attract a future mate.

Flies take off backwards.

Crickets have "ears" on their knees.

Many Antartic squid are cannibals (to eat something of your own kind). They can reach a size of about 18 metres or so and they eat other squid.

Snakes cannot close their
eyes.

A chameleon changes its colour depending on what mood it is in; so the paler in colour it is the calmer it is.

Seagulls sometimes eat so much that they cannot fly off again.