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The Songbird That Skewers Its Prey On Thorns
The shrike looks like a harmless little grey songbird, but its feet are too weak to hold prey.
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When a giraffe drinks, its head drops from about two metres above its heart to below it. Here's how a thick-walled heart, valves in the neck veins and super-tight leg skin keep it from fainting or swelling up. Three cut-aways, one very tall animal.
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- Annual Review of Physiology: The Remarkable Cardiovascular System of Giraffes
- PBS Nature: How Drinking Giraffes Avoid a Head Rush
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The Parasite That Replaces A Fish's Tongue
The tongue-eating louse is a tiny ocean parasite that slips into a fish through its gills and clamps onto the tongue.
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Why Your Cat Ignores Your Cake
Cats can't taste sweetness.
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