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Tardigrades can survive in the vacuum of space.
These microscopic animals, also known as water bears, can survive extreme conditions including temperatures from near absolute zero to 150°C, pressures six times greater than the deepest ocean trenches, and radiation levels that would kill most other creatures. They achieve this through cryptobiosis, essentially shutting down their metabolism.
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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...
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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...