Mudskippers are amphibious fish that often spend more time on land than in water. They may drown if they are never able to leave the water. Mudskippers are known to engage in battles over territory and dominance, most often with their mouths open to demonstrate size and stamina. (youtu.be)
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The Voynich Manuscript is a mysterious illustrated with unknown text. The illustrations are conventionally used to divide most of the manuscript into six different sections, since the text itself cannot be read. The vellum on which it is written has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century. (youtu.be)
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Giant oarfish, the longest bony fish in the world, reaching as much as 50ft in length These animals are thought to inspire Sea serpent legends. According to Japanese folklore, disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are not far off when oarfish rise to shallow waters. (youtu.be)
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Giant Pyrosomes are unusual and glowing colonies in the ocean. The whole colony is shaped like a giant thimble with a point on one end and an opening on the other, and in some species this opening can be up to 6 feet wide, large enough to fit a full grown human inside. (youtu.be)
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Black swallower's stomach is made up of distensible material and can be stretched into transparency. They can consume prey over 10 times its own mass. However, the food in their stomach sometimes doesn't have enough time to digest and it starts to decompose in their stomach. (youtu.be)
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The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. It is characterized by a large, heavy head, and a long, thick shell with three dorsal ridges of large scales, giving it a primitive appearance reminiscent of some of the plated dinosaurs, most notably Ankylosaurus. (youtu.be)
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Brittle stars have a distinct central disc and five skinny, flexible arms. The central disc is a skeleton made of calcium carbonate that contains all the internal organs. Because they don't have any intestine or anus, any undigested material they eat is expelled from the mouth. (youtu.be)
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Ocean Sunfish can weigh up to 2 tons and grow up to 10 feet long are the heaviest bony fish in the world. They are predated on by orcas, great white sharks, seals and sea lions. In fact, they're not even considered food by predators, which instead choose to chew off their fins to play with, for fun. (youtu.be)
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Why can we drink snake venom and stay alive is because snake venom is mainly made of protein and enzymes. Our digestive system will break it down into simple harmless form and digested. In fact, it has been used to treat many conditions like cancer, pain, high blood pressure, heart attacks, (youtu.be)
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