Freaky Creatures: The strangest animals on Earth
Insects That Use Camouflage to Hide
From butterflies that look like dead leaves to caterpillars that sense color through their skin, these insects survive by not being seen.
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Titanoboa: The Snake as Long as a Bus
About 60 million years ago, a boa around 13 meters long and weighing more than a ton lived in Colombia. Meet Titanoboa, the biggest snake known.
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Why Do Wombats Make Cube-Shaped Poop?
Wombats leave cube-shaped droppings thanks to stiff and stretchy bands in their intestines. Here is how scientists cracked the puzzle, and why it helps.
The Pangolin: The Mammal Covered in Scales
Pangolins wear armor made of keratin, roll into a ball when scared and eat ants with tongues up to 40 cm long. All eight species are now threatened.
Animals That Can Regrow Body Parts
Flatworms, axolotls, zebrafish, sea stars and spiny mice can rebuild lost parts of their bodies. Here is what each one can regrow.
Animals That Play Dead to Survive
From the opossum to a courting spider, some animals escape danger by pretending to be dead. Here is how six of them pull off the act, and why it works.
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The Philippine Eagle: The Monkey-Eating Giant
Once called the monkey-eating eagle, the Philippines' national bird may number as few as 64 pairs. Meet one of the rarest eagles on Earth.
The Sumatran Orangutan Under Pressure
The Red Wolf: Back From Extinction in the Wild
The Kakapo: The Flightless Parrot Saved by Name
The most endangered animals by the number left in the wild
Ten of the rarest animals on Earth ranked by how many are left in the wild, fewest first, from the latest published count for each.
