There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
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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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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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 oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.
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Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream lying down.
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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.
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