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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Only 3% of bird species have penises.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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The oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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