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The purple frog spends most of its life underground and appears only to mate.

This unusual amphibian lives underground for up to 50 weeks per year, emerging only during monsoon season to breed. It has a small, pig-like nose adapted for burrowing and feeding on termites. The species was only discovered in 2003 despite being an ancient lineage over 130 million years old.

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Elephant shrews are more closely related to elephants than to shrews.

Despite their small size and shrew-like appearance, genetic studies have shown that these African mammals are more closely...

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Some moths drink the blood of sleeping animals.

Calyptra moths have evolved specialized mouthparts that can pierce animal skin and drink blood. They typically feed on...

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The thorny devil can drink water with its skin.

This Australian lizard has tiny channels between its scales that act like drinking straws. Water from morning dew...

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