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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The oldest known animal in the world was 'Ming' the 405 year old clam, discovered in 2007.
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Cats sleep for 70% of their lives.
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Unsinkable Sam (nickname of a German ship's cat) who served on 3 warships, one German, two British, all sank in action. The cat survived each sinking, floating away on wooden planks to rescue.
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A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
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