A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.
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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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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Giraffes are unable to cough.
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A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is off the ground.
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Contrary to popular belief, possums, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice do not carry rabies.
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