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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 horror frog breaks its own bones to create claws.
Also known as the hairy frog, this species deliberately breaks its own toe bones to create claws that...
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The sea cucumber can eject its internal organs as a defense mechanism.
When threatened, sea cucumbers can violently contract their muscles and expel their internal organs through their anus. These...
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The Antarctic blackfin icefish has clear blood.
These fish have evolved to live without hemoglobin, the protein that makes blood red and carries oxygen. Instead,...