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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Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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Travis was a chimpanzee who socialized with humans since birth. He could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch TV using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants, and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
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Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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