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The glass frog has transparent skin to avoid predators.
These small frogs have translucent skin on their underside, making their internal organs visible. When they sleep on leaves, light passes through their bodies, reducing their shadow and making them harder for predators to spot from below. Some species even have transparent eyelids.
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The oilbird navigates through caves using echolocation like bats.
Despite being more closely related to nightjars than bats, these birds have independently evolved the ability to echolocate....
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The mantis shrimp can punch with the force of a .22 caliber bullet.
Their raptorial appendages can accelerate with the force of a gunshot, reaching speeds of 50 mph and creating...
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The lowland streaked tenrec is the only poisonous mammal that uses stingers.
This small Madagascan insectivore has specialized barbed quills on its neck that it can use to deliver poison...