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
Alligator snapping turtles can live for over 150 years. Scientists know this because some of the turtles had musket balls in their stomachs.
271
A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
446
A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
13
Shark corneas are used in eye transplants and shark bone marrow can be used to graft human bones.
132
Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
82
There's a competition in Sweden called Kaninhoppning, or rabbit show jumping.
-12
Dolphins have names for one another.
18