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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Rattlesnake mating sessions have been known to last more than 22 hours.
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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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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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An Indian man known as "Snake Manu" can put small snakes, including deadly cobras, into his mouth and pass them out through his nose.
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