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Least Weasel

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A square inch of a least weasel’s skin contains 44,000 hairs, whereas, a healthy human head has around 350 hairs per square inch.

Little Blue Penguin

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Little blue penguins stand at only 1 foot tall and weigh around 3 to 6 pounds putting them at the smallest end of the penguin spectrum.

Big-Headed Turtle

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For protection, the big-headed turtle has developed an armored head. Plates called scutes on the top of their head that are made from keratin.

Mako Shark

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Mako sharks can cruise at 20 miles per hour and reach bursts of up to 46 miles per hour! They can even leap out of the water sometimes as high as 30 feet.

Kit Fox

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A kit fox has a fox-like appearance but with much larger ears that act like radiators to dissipate heat efficiently and give them excellent hearing.

Barnacle Goose

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Barnacle geese do not bring food to their chicks. So soon after hatching, the babies have to make a choice: go hungry or jump.

American Bison

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Huge populations of American bison used to roam North America; historians have calculated past herds to have as many as 30-million members!

American Pika

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It gets very cold in the alpine tundra, which is why the American pika evolved rounded furry bodies to have less surface area to get cold.

Eastern Box Turtle

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The eastern box turtle’s shell is actually a series of fused ribs and an extension of their spinal cord; this makes it comprised of bone covered by keratin.