In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.
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Porcupines float in water!
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with multi-colored yolks.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
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