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The brown antechinus male sacrifices its life for mating.
Male antechinuses engage in such intense mating sessions that they eventually die from the stress. They can mate continuously for up to 14 hours, and the stress causes their immune system to collapse. All males in a population die after the mating season, leaving only pregnant females.
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The horror frog breaks its own bones to create claws.
Also known as the hairy frog, this species deliberately breaks its own toe bones to create claws that...
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The sea cucumber can eject its internal organs as a defense mechanism.
When threatened, sea cucumbers can violently contract their muscles and expel their internal organs through their anus. These...
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The Antarctic blackfin icefish has clear blood.
These fish have evolved to live without hemoglobin, the protein that makes blood red and carries oxygen. Instead,...