In order to enhance the taste, Japanese macaque wash their food in salt water before they eat. They also make snowballs for fun!
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A hippo sleeping underwater automatically rises to the surface every ~4 minutes and breathes without waking.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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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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Dolphins sometimes have fun by blowing bubbles and creating rings of air underwater, which they then swim through.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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