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The Shrimp That Punches Like A Bullet
The peacock mantis shrimp throws the fastest punch in the animal kingdom, accelerating like a bullet, striking with over 2,500 times its body weight, and even cracking aquarium glass.
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The Bird That Stomps Snakes To Death
The secretary bird hunts venomous snakes on foot, killing them with a kick that lands in just 15 milliseconds and strikes with five times its own body weight.
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The Only Cat That Bites Through Skulls
The jaguar has the strongest bite of any big cat relative to its size, and it kills in a way no other cat does: by piercing the skull straight into the brain.
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Why You Cant Tickle Yourself
You physically cannot tickle yourself, and the reason lies in the cerebellum, the part of your brain that predicts your own movements and cancels the surprise.
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Goliath Tigerfish: The River Monster With Shark Teeth
The goliath tigerfish of Africa's Congo River carries teeth the size of a great white shark's, grows to five feet and over a hundred pounds, and has attacked people. Discover the biology behind the world's most fearsome freshwater predator.
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Harpy Eagle: The Deadliest Grip in the Sky
The harpy eagle carries talons as long as a grizzly bear's claws and a grip powerful enough to crush bone. It plucks monkeys and sloths straight out of the rainforest canopy. Discover the biology behind the most powerful raptor on Earth.
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The Most Dangerous Bird On Earth
The cassowary is widely called the most dangerous bird on Earth — armed with a five-inch dagger claw, a thirty-mile-an-hour sprint, and a two-meter leap. Yet in a whole century it has killed only two people. Meet the flightless giant of the rainforest.