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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 related to elephants, manatees, and aardvarks than to shrews. They're part of an ancient group of mammals that evolved in Africa over 100 million years ago.

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The sarcastic fringehead fish uses its giant mouth for territorial disputes.

When two of these fish fight, they press their huge, colorful mouths against each other, like an aggressive...

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Some jellyfish have complex eyes without a brain.

Box jellyfish have 24 eyes of four different types, including eyes similar to human ones with retinas, corneas,...

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Elephant seals can hold their breath for two hours.

These marine mammals can dive to depths of over 5,000 feet and stay underwater for up to two...

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