There’s a bonobo named Kanzi who has learned to build a campfire and cook his own food.
8
A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
12
Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
66
Baks the blind boxer has a seeing eye goose named Buttons; a four-year-old goose who leads the pup around everywhere either by hanging onto him with her neck, or by honking to tell him which way to go.
16
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
When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
20