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Headless chicken monster: The deep sea cucumber with tubular feet for gobbling sedimentThis swimming sea cucumber looks like a chicken carcass, eats poop floating in the water and uses defecation as a means of propulsion.
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Why do sharks freeze when flipped upside down?Many shark species are temporarily paralyzed when turned upside down. But what benefit does this trait have?
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Dwarf sperm whale: The 'pint-size whales' that gush gallons of intestinal fluid when surprisedThe smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack.
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Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mateThis bedazzled arachnid woos its mate with a sexy thrusting dance.
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Antarctic scale worm: The glitzy frilly horror show with giant protruding jaws that look like Alien's xenomorphThis deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.
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Leaf sheep: The adorable solar-powered sea slug that looks like Shaun the SheepKnown for its uncanny resemblance to the TV character Shaun the Sheep, this adorable sea slug munches on algae to steal its ability to photosynthesize and become solar-powered.
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'Mega momma' great white shark killed on drumline may reveal secrets about iconic predatorScientists hope the body of a pregnant great white shark killed on a drumline will reveal some of the mysteries of the species' reproduction.
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Green spoonworm: The female tentacle monsters that turn males into 'living testicles'This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the sex of larvae, turning males into a "living testacle."
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Dolphin in the Baltic Sea has been talking to himself — and researchers think it's a sign he's lonelyA solitary dolphin in the Baltic Sea has been recorded talking to himself, leading researchers to wonder whether he's lonely and calling out for friends.
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Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st timeDeep-sea researchers have discovered a glowing sea slug with a huge hood that helps the creature feed like a Venus fly trap.
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Gharial: The prehistoric crocodilian that buzzes and blows bubbles to find a mateThis critically endangered animal, known for its long, thin snout with a bulbous growth at the end, split off from other crocodilian species 40 million years ago.
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Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off AlbaniaA ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species.
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Scientists to read Cassius the giant crocodile's bones to find out exactly how old he was when he diedWhen Cassius — the world's largest captive crocodile — died in Australia, his keepers thought he could be over 120 years old. Now, a necropsy could reveal his true age.
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Cassius, the world's biggest captive crocodile, may have been over 120 years old when he diedCassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, has died in Australia. The saltwater croc may have been over 120 years old — but no-one knows his true age for sure.
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Alligator gar: The 'living fossil' that has barely evolved for 100 million yearsThis living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs.
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Watch baby Japanese eel escape from stomach of predator in X-ray videoAn eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish before its escape attempt.
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Giant oarfish: The 'doomsday' fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakesIn mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case.
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Boat-ramming orcas may be using yachts as target practice toys, scientists suggestOrcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal may be using boats as targets to practice hunting their favorite food, Atlantic bluefin tuna.
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Ancient sea cow was killed by prehistoric croc then torn apart by a tiger sharkRare fossilized sea cow unearthed by a local farmer in Venezuela appears to have been killed by a croc then eaten by a tiger shark.
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Pearlfish: The eel-like fish that lives up a sea cucumber's buttThis slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety.
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This bizarre animal lives on the seabed and uses its large hand-like fins to move walk around.Amazing animals This bizarre animal lives on the seabed and uses its large hand-like fins to move walk around.
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Orcas are eating sharks in the Gulf of California — and it may be happening more than we think, experts sayRecords of orcas hunting sharks in the Gulf of California are on the rise, as experts say we may have underestimated how much this happens.
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Pacific Hagfish: The ancient deep-sea creature that can can choke a shark by spewing slimeThis eel-like fish lives on the seabed over 300 feet below the surface where it feasts on dead animals and protects itself from attack using a suffocating slime.
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Florida's smalltooth sawfish mass die-off mystery deepens as lab results provide no cluesDespite numerous tests, experts still can't figure out why smalltooth sawfish in Florida are dying in such a strange way — spinning, thrashing and beaching themselves.
