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Vultures use projectile vomiting as a defense mechanism.
When threatened, vultures can accurately projectile vomit up to 10 feet away. This serves multiple purposes: it lightens their weight for a quick escape, the acidic vomit can burn predators, and the horrible smell acts as a deterrent. They can also use this technique to clear a path through other vultures to escape.
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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...