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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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Jumping fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
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Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!
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Sifrhippus was a species of horse about the size of an average duck and roamed North America 56 million years ago.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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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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