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These 45 Cutthroat Animals Will Do Just About Anything to Survive

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12 January 2022 at 7:07 pm

These 45 Cutthroat Animals Will Do Just About Anything to Survive

1) Snails have a crazy sleep schedule

2) Owls can twist their heads 270 degrees

3) African Lungfish can survive out of water for a year

4) Electric eels can transmit a shock between 600 and 800 Volts

5) Stonefish are the most poisonous fish in the world

6) Whale Sharks use their 4,000 teeth...to eat veggies

7) Kangaroos can jump crazy far

8) Mosquitoes are the deadliest insects on the planet

9) Black Mambas have super snake speed

10) Mountain Stone Wetas freeze, but remain alive

11) Dung beetles are crazy strong

12) Tarantula hawks leave the nastiest bug bites

13) Jaguars have killer jaws

14) Hippos are insanely fast for their size

15) Komodo dragons eat like champs

16) King Brown snakes squeeze out the most venom

17) Tasmanian devils have the strongest bite

18) Emperor penguins dive really deep

19) Ringtail lemurs out-stink each other

20) African elephants are pregnant for a really long time

21) Arabian camels drink a ton of water

22) Male seahorses get pregnant and give birth

23) Koalas have human-like fingerprints

24) Pigeons are incredible co-parents

25) Great white sharks can sniff out blood from miles away

26) Honey badgers are resistant to venom

27) Inland taipan snakes have the most potent venom

28) Axolotls regenerate body parts

29) Clownfish change genders

30) Peacock mantis shrimps throw the fastest punch

31) Tardigrades are indestructible

32) Assassin bugs are deadly (and fashionable)

33) Immortal jellyfish are, well, immortal

34) Barn owls get divorced.

35) Bengal tigers are the ultimate meat-eaters

36) African buffaloes practice democracy

37) Beavers have metal teeth

38) Desert locusts are ravenous

39) Snow leopards are incredible leapers

40) Pupfish can thrive in any water

41) Dolphins get high off pufferfish toxins

42) Frogs sleep with their eyes open

43) The horned lizard shoots blood from its eyes to deter predators

44) Beaked whales collapse their lungs before deep dives

45) The Alpine Swift can spend six months in flight nonstop

These 45 Cutthroat Animals Will Do Just About Anything to Survive

To cut it in the animal kingdom, you have to be tough—really tough. From withstanding brutal climates to fending off ferocious predators, surviving in the wild is no small feat.

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But a few cunning creatures have developed interesting traits and habits to stay in the game. Here are 45 of the most genetically gifted, physically freakish, and just all-around coolest animals in the world.

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Planet Earth can be cruel. But these animals are fascinating because they’ve adapted to survive just about anything.

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