The Most Extreme Animals on the Planet
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The Most Extreme Animals on the Planet
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1. Snails have a crazy sleep schedule.
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2. Owls can twist their heads 270 degrees.
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3. African Lungfish can survive out of water for a year.
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4. Electric eels can transmit a shock between 600 and 800 volts.
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5. Stonefish are the most poisonous fish in the world.
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6. Whale Sharks use their 4,000 teeth ... to eat veggies.
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7. Kangaroos can jump crazy far.
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8. Mosquitoes are the deadliest insects on the planet.
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9. Black Mambas have super snake speed.
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10. Mountain Stone Wetas freeze, but remain alive.
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11. Dung beetles are crazy strong.
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12. Tarantula hawks leave the nastiest bug bites.
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13. Jaguars have killer jaws.
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14. Hippos are insanely fast for their size.
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15. Komodo dragons eat like champs.
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16. King Brown snakes squeeze out the most venom.
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17. Tasmanian devils have the strongest bite.
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18. Emperor penguins dive really deep.
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19. Ringtail lemurs out-stink each other.
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20. African elephants are pregnant for a really long time.
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21. Arabian camels drink a ton of water.
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22. Male seahorses get pregnant and give birth.
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23. Koalas have human-like fingerprints.
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24. Pigeons are incredible co-parents.
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25. Great white sharks can sniff out blood from miles away.
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26. Honey badgers are resistant to venom.
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27. Inland taipan snakes have the most potent venom.
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28. Axolotls regenerate body parts.
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29. Clownfish change genders.
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30. Peacock mantis shrimps throw the fastest punch.
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31. Tardigrades are indestructible.
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32. Assassin bugs are deadly (and fashionable).
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33. Immortal jellyfish are, well, immortal.
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35. Bengal tigers are the ultimate meateaters.
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36. African buffaloes practice democracy.
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37. Beavers have metal teeth.
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38. Desert locusts are ravenous.
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39. Snow leopards are incredible leapers.
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40. Pupfish can thrive in any water.
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These incredible creatures will do just about anything to survive.