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The thorny devil can drink water with its skin.
This Australian lizard has tiny channels between its scales that act like drinking straws. Water from morning dew or light rain is drawn up these channels to its mouth through capillary action. This adaptation allows it to collect water in its arid habitat without having to find standing water.
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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...