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The northern fulmar chick can projectile vomit as a defense.
When threatened, fulmar chicks can spray a foul-smelling oil from their stomachs with remarkable accuracy up to 6 feet away. This oil makes predators' feathers lose their waterproofing, which can be fatal for flying seabirds. The chicks can produce this oil from a very young age.
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Immortal jellyfish can revert back to their juvenile form when stressed.
Turritopsis dohrnii, known as the immortal jellyfish, can transform its existing cells into different cell types, allowing it...
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Sea cucumbers can liquefy their bodies and pour themselves through tiny gaps.
These echinoderms can alter the stiffness of their connective tissue at will, allowing them to literally liquefy their...
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Tardigrades can replace up to 90% of their body water with sugar.
When facing dehydration, these microscopic animals can replace most of their body water with a type of sugar...