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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 to predators. It's the only mammal known to have evolved a true stinger mechanism. The poison is produced by special glands in their shoulders.
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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...