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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. They are the only birds known to use echolocation as their primary means of navigation. They make clicking sounds that bounce off cave walls, allowing them to fly in complete darkness.
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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...