Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.
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