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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 purple frog spends most of its life underground and appears only to mate.
This unusual amphibian lives underground for up to 50 weeks per year, emerging only during monsoon season to...
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Elephant shrews are more closely related to elephants than to shrews.
Despite their small size and shrew-like appearance, genetic studies have shown that these African mammals are more closely...
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Some moths drink the blood of sleeping animals.
Calyptra moths have evolved specialized mouthparts that can pierce animal skin and drink blood. They typically feed on...