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No, that’s not an eel, or a snake… or a worm. his critter is a legless amphibian! Meet Beddome’s caecilian. Growing ~10.8 in (27.5 cm) long, it inhabits parts of India’s Western Ghats mountains. When threatened, it can secrete smelly fluids from its skin & burrow into the soil.

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One animal’s trash is another animal’s treasure—just ask the Greater Adjutant. Growing up to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall, it's known for eating carrion & can often be seen scavenging around landfills. When it’s not rummaging through garbage, it feeds on prey like fish & crustaceans.

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Gone but not forgotten.🦤 Less than 80 years after Dutch soldiers 1st spotted the Dodo on Mauritius, it went extinct. Deforestation, hunting, & the introduction of invasive species drove this species to extinction. See a Dodo skeleton in the Museum's Hall of Biodiversity.

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With a duck-like bill, beaver-like tail, and the ability to lay eggs, the platypus has a lot going on. This bizarre mammal can be found in (you guessed it) Australia, where it inhabits fresh water. It also happens to be venomous, inducing excruciating pain with its sting!

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A Keel-Billed Toucan's impressive bill is made up of the same material as human hair and fingernails—keratin! The bill is hollow on the inside and reinforced by bone, making it quite light. It can account for about one third of the toucan’s total length!

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I'm looking for 5 Carrots on /farville 🧑‍🌾

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I'm looking for 2 Radish on /farville 🧑‍🌾

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I'm looking for 1 Carrots on /farville 🧑‍🌾

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🍪Feeling hungry? Well, despite its name, the chocolate chip sea star probably wouldn’t taste very good. Those “chips” aren't chocolate at all… they’re tubercles, or knobs, and they’re unique to each sea star!

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I'm looking for 5 Radish on /farville 🧑‍🌾

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It’s easy to see why the addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is also known as the screwhorn antelope. Each of its spiraling horns—which can reach an impressive length of 47 in (120 cm)! This species inhabits deserts in Northern Afric

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Despite its resemblance to the raccoon & the giant panda, the red panda is in its own distinct family: Ailuridae. Spending most of its life in the treetops, it uses its long tail as a counterbalance & can rotate its feet 180 degrees to aid it in gripping tree bark & branches.

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Today’s Exhibit of the Day is the Museum’s Komodo dragon exhibit in the Hall of Reptiles & Amphibians! This retro photo, shot on 35 mm film, demonstrates this reptile's enormous size! At 10 feet (3 m) and 200 lbs (90.7kg), the Komodo dragon is the world's biggest lizard.

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Meet Deinonychus antirrhopus. It belonged to a group of dinosaurs called maniraptors, or “hand-robbers.” Its hands & feet were equipped with sharp claws for catching & grasping prey. With its sickle claws & sharp teeth, it was likely a fierce predator. #FossilFriday

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Cephalopod lovers, meet a squid that’s as cute as its name: the dumpling squid! It uses mucus glands in its skin to coat itself in sand, where it waits for prey like shrimp & small fish. Newborn dumplings can snag prey twice their own size.

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The Saddle-billed Stork gets its name from the yellow patch at the base of its beak, which resembles a tiny saddle. Found in parts of Africa, including Uganda, Kenya, and Botswana, this bird can grow up to 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) tall, making it one of the world’s tallest storks!

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Have you ever heard of Commerson’s dolphin? Found in southwestern parts of the Atlantic, it’s one of the world’s smallest cetaceans. It typically weighs only ~190 lbs (86 kg), a fraction of the size of another black-and-white cetacean: the orca—one of this species’ predators!

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Have you ever seen the eyelash viper? This colorful snake's common name refers to the fringe of scales above its eyes. Heat-sensing pits between its nostrils help this serpent track down prey like frogs, lizards, bats, and rodents.

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