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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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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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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