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The Pacific barreleye fish has a transparent head.
This deep-sea fish has a transparent dome for a head, filled with fluid, through which it can see. Its tubular eyes can rotate within this dome, allowing it to look straight up or forward. The transparent head helps it spot prey silhouetted against the dim light from above.
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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...