The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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The Platypus used to be considered a myth like Bigfoot and the Yeti.
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The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
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