In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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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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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark.
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Cows as they are today never existed in the wild and were domesticated from aurochs some 10,500 years ago.
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Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination!
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A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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Mosquitoes don't just bite you, they also pee on you.
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