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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Camels and llamas can cross breed. The offspring is called a ‘Cama’.
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Some lizards, in which the tail is a major storage organ for accumulating reserves, will return to a dropped tail after the threat has passed, and will eat it to recover part of the sacrificed supplies.
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A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
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The ancestor of all domestic cats is the African Wild Cat which still exists today.
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The Hercules beetle, despite weighing only 100 grams, can lift 8 kilograms, making it one of the proportionally strongest animals in the world.
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