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 difference between antlers and horns is that antlers are shed each year and are made of bone while horns are kept for life and are made of living tissue and bone with a sheath that is very similar to human finger nails.
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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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