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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Whales and dolphins can't taste anything other than salt.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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There is a sea snail that wears a suit of iron plated armor. It is the only known animal to use iron sulphide as skeletal material.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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Lobsters have blue blood.
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