2. Sunflowers consist of hundreds of tiny flowers arranged in nearly perfect symmetry
3. The mandarin duck
This stunning bird was described in 1727 by the German explorer Engelbert Kaempfer: "It is so great, that being shew'd its picture in colours, I could hardly believe my own eyes."
The Italian poet Ugo Foscolo was born on this otherworldly gem of the Ionian Sea, inspiring him to compose the sonnet "A Zacinto" as a tribute to the island: