ANIMALS WITH ODD SURVIVAL VARIATIONS

WALKING ON WATER

Sure, there are bugs that walk on water, but those things are small. The

basilisk lizard, however, is as big as a small dog and it can run along the

surface of the water for up to 20m before sinking.

SWEATING BLOOD

Ok, so it is not really blood, but that’s what it is called (blood sweat).

The bright red substance protects hippos from the sun and infections.

URINATING BLOOD

Ladybugs do this when they’re scared and supposedly it keeps

predators away.

IMMORTALITY

Found in warm Mediterranean waters there is jellyfish that can indefinitely

revert itself back to polyp form. As cool as turning back time sounds,

most of often they die from predation or disease.

MAKING BALLOONS

In order to attract a mate the hooded seal will close one nostril and

inflate a pink nasal membrane out of the other.

CARNIVOROUS HERBIVORES

It sounds like something out of a zombie movie but it is true, if certain

animals like cows don’t get enough minerals from the grass…they’ll

get them from somewhere else, many times from small prey like birds.

EATING FOOD THROUGH SKIN

Rather than having a mouth, the zombie worm lays up against its meal

and secretes acid to turn it into mush. It then absorbs the

food through its skin.

EYE KNIVES

Clown loaches are a popular addition to any aquarium but they should

not be underestimated. Below their eyes they have retractable spines

that they can shoot out to stab predators.