Animal Kingdom
Strange animal behaviors, unique species, and mind-bending evolutionary adaptations.
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Immortal jellyfish can revert back to their juvenile form when stressed.
Turritopsis dohrnii, known as the immortal jellyfish, can transform its existing cells into different cell types, allowing it...
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Sea cucumbers can liquefy their bodies and pour themselves through tiny gaps.
These echinoderms can alter the stiffness of their connective tissue at will, allowing them to literally liquefy their...
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Tardigrades can replace up to 90% of their body water with sugar.
When facing dehydration, these microscopic animals can replace most of their body water with a type of sugar...
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The eastern lubber grasshopper can shoot toxic foam from its joints.
When threatened, these grasshoppers can produce a toxic foam from their joints that contains chemicals that make them...
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Peacock mantis shrimp have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.
These crustaceans have 16 color receptors (compared to humans' 3) and can see both polarized light and multiple...
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The Dracula ant can snap its mandibles at 200 mph.
This ant species has the fastest known animal appendage, with its mandibles accelerating from 0 to 200 mph...
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Kangaroo rats never need to drink water.
These desert rodents can survive without ever drinking liquid water, getting all their hydration from the seeds they...
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The hoatzin chick has claws on its wings.
Young hoatzin birds have claws on their wings, similar to their dinosaur ancestors. These claws help them climb...
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Decorator crabs accessorize themselves with living creatures.
These crabs actively collect and attach living organisms like sponges, algae, and anemones to their shells for camouflage....