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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Tigers can see 6 times better at night than humans.
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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.
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Dogs have been man's pet for over 14,000 years.
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By putting a frog in a bucket of milk, scientists following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances.
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The most expensive dog in the world is the Tibetan Mastiff; worth $1.5 million.
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Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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Sharks, like other fish, have their reproductive organs in their chests.
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