Squirrels will sometimes adopt orphaned baby squirrels that they’re related to.
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Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
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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 are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approach humans on their own terms.
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The station master and operating officer at the Kishi Station, Japan, is a cat!
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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