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The Vietnamese mossy frog looks exactly like a clump of moss.
These frogs have evolved to look precisely like moss-covered rocks, complete with textured skin that mimics moss patterns. When threatened, they curl up into a ball, making them nearly impossible to distinguish from actual moss. This camouflage is so effective that researchers often have difficulty finding them in their natural habitat.
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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...