There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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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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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Drivers kill more deer than hunters do.
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