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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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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The elephant brain weighs about 6,000g.
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