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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Domestic pigs average a top speed of about 11 miles per hour.
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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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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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When the "Elephant Whisperer" Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him.
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Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
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