ANIMALS WITH ODD SURVIVAL VARIATIONS
Added on: 26th Oct 2015
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.
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