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The handfish walks on the seafloor using modified fins.
These unusual fish have evolved their fins into hand-like appendages that they use to walk along the ocean floor. They're one of the few fish species that prefer walking to swimming. Their unique locomotion allows them to move carefully through their habitat searching for prey.
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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...