Did you know that the word ‘animal’ actually derives from the Latin ‘anima’, meaning breath or soul? ‘Animalis’ refers to all living things that move, a description that includes about 1 million creatures on planet Earth, from the giant whale to the tiniest bugs and molluscs (the largest animal-group with over 100,000 species!)
Check out this infographic for some incredible facts about 50 different animal species – that the sweat of a hippo is pink, that South African earthworms grow to a gigantic 22 feet, that human DNA is 70% akin to that of a slug!
Infographic by – Yellow Zebra Safaris