Saiga Antelope
During the summer, the saiga antelope’s nose helps filter out dust kicked up by the herd and helps cool the antelope’s blood.
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Rock Hyrax
They have small tusks that come from their incisors, like elephants, as opposed to most other tusked mammals where the tusks come from the canines.
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Mountain Viscacha
Their legs and feet are used more for jumping than digging so they form shallow burrows in rock crevices instead of tunnels.
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Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
The Madagascar hissing cockroach makes its characteristic hissing noise by forcefully expelling air through their respiratory openings.
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Gila Monster
Gila monsters are named after the Gila River Basin in Arizona, where they were first discovered. Their one living relative is the Mexican beaded lizard.
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Shingleback
Most skinks look the same, however, the shingleback looks the most distinguished with its wide head, stubby tail, and armored body.
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Sea Urchin
A sea urchin’s tube feet are controlled through pumping water in and out of them, which is why it’s important for them to remain in the water.
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Peacock Butterfly
If the peacock butterfly is attacked, it’ll flash its wings to show their eyespots and make a hissing noise to scare off predators.
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Kori Bustard
Even though kori bustards are mainly land-bound, they can fly from predators, making them the heaviest flying bird in the world!
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Himalayan Tahr
The Himalayan tahr have the ability to grasp onto the smooth and rough surfaces of mountainous terrain using their even-toed hooves with rubbery cores.
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Green Honeycreeper
Some honeycreepers prefer to live in pairs while others live in larger groups with other kinds of birds for protection against predators like snakes.
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Chuckwalla
Chuckwallas will run between tight spaces like crevices and inflate their lungs until they fill up the entire area, making it impossible to pull them out.
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Przewalski’s Horse
They were named after Russian explorer Nikolai Przewalski but are also called the Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse.
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Brussels Griffon
Brussels Griffons were first bred in Belgium to kill rats and other small critters that were inhabiting horse stables before being brought to America.
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Antarctic Minke Whale
The Antarctic minke whales will communicate with the group through a variety of sounds usually around 150 decibels, which is as loud as a jet taking off!
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Thorny Devil
When threatened, the thorny devil will sometimes tuck its head between its front legs and a knobby mass on its neck will take its place.
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