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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When a drone bee mates with a queen, its ejaculation is so powerful that it can even be heard by the human ear.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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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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