A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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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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Urechis unicinctus is a species of marine spoon worm that is widely referred to as the ‘penis fish’.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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During World War 1, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks.
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