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.
9
Sheep, goats, octopuses, and toads have rectangular pupils.
7
A 42-foot sperm whale has about 7 tons of oil in it.
209
Early American humans hunted car-size armadillos and used their shells for houses.
12
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.
10
Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
66
A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
274