2. The Kingdom of Bhutan uses the ‘Gross National Happiness’ index as an important tool to measure progress.
3. The next time you’re in Rottnest Island, Western Australia be sure to befriend the quokka – an animal that has no fear of humans and wears a perpetual smile.
4. 3D-printed ultrasound becomes a blind mother-to-be’s eyes and lets her ‘see’ her baby.
5. A lonely dolphin with a spinal deformity was ‘adopted’ by a family of sperm whales.
6. Close-up images of Pluto, clicked by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, reveal a giant heart-shaped area across the dwarf planet.
7. Dogs can make about 100 different facial expressions, mostly using their ears!
8. There is an Indian village which celebrates the birth of a girl child by planting 111 trees.
9. A loving pet owner built a ‘wheelchair’ for his goldfish that had trouble staying upright.
10. Tokyo has a self-declared superhero who calls himself Mangetsu Man. His mission? To keep Tokyo clean.
11. Behold white ligers! Four cubs, born to a white lion and a tiger, are now the rarest big cats on the planet.
13. Prairie dogs say hello with kisses.
14. The strange desire to squeeze or cuddle something cute actually has a name. It’s called ‘cute aggression’.
15. Attention, cat lovers! Did you know that there is a breed of cats called ‘Munchkins’ that have tiny legs and look like this…
