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 cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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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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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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When cats are happy, they may squeeze their eyes shut.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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