- A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue

 - Chameleons can move their eyes in two different directions at the same time.

 - At the back of a cat's foot is a single carpal pad that doesn't touch the ground. Instead, it acts as a brake when the cat leaps forward.

 - Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian, and a Pekingese

 - Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as housecats