Ever heard of a frog that breaks its own bones to use as claws? Yep, it's as wild as it sounds, and that's just one of the many bizarre animal facts you’ll learn in this video! From strange survival skills to unbelievable animal behaviors, this is a must-watch for anyone who loves discovering the weird side of nature. You won’t believe what some creatures are capable of! So, if you're ready to be amazed by the animal kingdom's oddities, hit play and enjoy. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this! Credit: Stalk-eyed fly: By Ton Rulkens - https://flic.kr/p/7X43bN, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21957376 Diopsis stuckenbergi: By Alandmanson, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=144919712 CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5: Teleopsis dalmanni 2: By Rob Knell, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1501128 Teleopsis dalmanni: By Rob Knell, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1501106 Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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00:00Harvard biologists have uncovered a truly bizarre frog species that sports extendable
00:05claws much like those of a cat.
00:08This hairy frog breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture through its toe pads,
00:13likely when it feels threatened.
00:15Some salamanders push their ribs through their skin to create protective barbs, but scientists
00:20have seen nothing quite like this claw mechanism before.
00:249 out of 11 frogs in this genus have this feature, and most of them live in Cameroon.
00:31A bee's life doesn't have to end after it stings you.
00:34Some of them can carefully take out the stinger without passing away later.
00:38The bee starts circling around until it loosens and takes out the barbed stinger.
00:42After that, it just flies away without leaving any marks on your skin.
00:47Unlike wasps, which are carnivorous and can be aggressive, bees are mostly peaceful creatures.
00:53They either stay in their hive or move from flower to flower, helping to spread life on
00:57Earth because they're crucial for pollination.
01:00For bees, stinging is a last resort because it means demise for them, so they can choose
01:05not to do it to save themselves.
01:09You probably have heard that a salamander can regrow its tail if it loses it completely.
01:14Well, Mexican tetra, also known as the blind cave fish, goes further and can grow back
01:20its heart.
01:21Well, sort of.
01:22It won't get a new full heart overnight, but it can regenerate its tissues.
01:27Scientists decided it could be useful for us humans, as they're studying these fish,
01:32to see what's their secret, and why not all animals can play the same trick.
01:38Thorny devil dragon lizard surely agrees with the proverb, two heads are better than one.
01:44The knob growing from its back serves as a false head to trick whoever is after it.
01:49They also have a special camouflage coloring and a scary spiny body for extra protection.
01:55And if it doesn't sound cool enough, they also drink with their feet.
01:59Now that's a handy feature when you live in the scorching hot desert.
02:02The water goes directly from their feet to their mouths through little grooves between
02:07scales.
02:08Meanwhile, some flies have eyes on stalks.
02:12It might sound strange, but those stalks are super useful.
02:16First off, they give the fly amazing vision, so good they can even peek around corners.
02:21Secondly, these stalks can be used as tools to push away rivals.
02:25And the longer the stalks, and the wider the eyes are set, the more attractive the male
02:30fly appears to females.
02:32It's like their way of showing off that they're strong and have good genes.
02:38Spiders have some seriously awesome biological tricks up their sleeves, or legs.
02:43Spinning giant webs of incredible strong silk to catch bad guys is a real superpower.
02:49And Darwin's Bark Spider is especially good at it.
02:52This spider can weave massive webs that stretch across entire bodies of water, with anchor
02:57strands that reach up to 82 feet long.
03:00Scientists were curious about how strong this spider silk really is, so they put it to the
03:04test.
03:05They discovered that Darwin's Bark Spider's silk is twice as tough as any other silk and
03:10ten times stronger than Kevlar, which is an ideal body armor material.
03:15The web can handle insane amounts of kinetic energy before breaking, ensuring that no tiny
03:20insect or villain can escape its web.
03:25The real hulk of the animal world is the male horned dung beetle.
03:30It is the strongest animal in the world.
03:32This little powerhouse can pull 1,140 times its own body weight.
03:38Its secret to success is its desire to find a partner.
03:41Female dung beetles dig cozy tunnels under piles of dung for mating.
03:46When more than one male shows up, the competitors lock horns and wrestle each other out of the
03:51tunnel.
03:52Smaller beetles also have a chance, though, as they can move faster and slip into the
03:56tunnel more easily.
03:57Meanwhile, an alpine ibex has the superpower of defying gravity.
04:03Yep, it can scale steep rock walls just to get a lick of salt to complement its vegetarian
04:08diet.
04:09It's like when you store in the nearest grocery store for some late-night snacks.
04:13Back in the animal world, ibexes use concrete as an unconventional salt lick.
04:19Animals can't live without salt – they need it for their nerves and muscles to function
04:22properly.
04:24Wild goats have these rock-climbing skills thanks to the elastic and rubbery pads on
04:28their hooves.
04:29They help them grip the rocks, and a hard, sharper outer hoof edge hooks into the tiny
04:34rough spots on the rock's surface.
04:38The pistol shrimp is just an inch and a half long, but it can snap its claws at a speed
04:43of 60 mph.
04:45That creates a bubble in the water that forms a vacuum, and it sends a powerful water pulse
04:49that can stun prey.
04:51The snap is so intense that it generates a noise of 218 decibels – louder than a gunshot
04:57and a temperature that is as hot as the sun's surface.
05:01There's even a brief flash of light.
05:03Some scientists are thinking of creating a mechanical version of the pistol shrimp to
05:07use in medical practice or for a new type of compression engine.
05:13If you go hiking in the trails of the Pacific Northwest, keep an eye on the ground and any
05:18decaying trees for some bright yellow spots moving along.
05:22These are the keels of a dark centipede about 2 inches long.
05:26If you pick one up, it will curl into a spiral and release hydrogen cyanide, giving off a
05:32strong almond scent.
05:34This amount isn't enough to seriously mess up a human.
05:36It can just stain your skin or give you an uncomfortable feel if you're sensitive.
05:41So be sure to wash your hands after handling one.
05:44But the same amount can take down a bird or a rodent.
05:49Speaking of birds, crows can count vocally up to 4.
05:53They're a lot like human toddlers when it comes to learning to count and quickly identify
05:58the number of objects they see.
06:00Scientists trained 3 carrion crows to make a certain number of calls between 1 and 4
06:05when they showed them a specific symbol or audio cue.
06:09All 3 birds mastered the task like pros, with some minor mistakes like one call too many
06:14or too few.
06:16Crows can also plan ahead and communicate with each other in a structured way.
06:22Parasites, on the other hand, have secret passwords they use to recognize each other.
06:27They're a type of parasite bird, something like a cuckoo, and they lay their eggs in
06:31other bird species' nests.
06:33This means the little cowbirds can't learn their real parents' calls and would have trouble
06:37as adults to find a mate of their kind.
06:40That's why they have an inner mechanism where they recognize their species' singing like
06:44some sort of secret password that only they know.
06:50Meanwhile, ghost crabs growl when they're around creatures they don't like or find threatening.
06:56They first show claws to intruders in their personal space to make them feel unwelcome.
07:01If that's not enough, they'll go for fearsome growling noises, like dogs.
07:06That sound is coming from rubbing their 3 elongated hard teeth inside their stomach.
07:11Teeth in your stomach, hmm.
07:13Ghost crabs make the same noise when they're grinding up food.
07:18When a puffin feels like it could use a good scratch, nothing can stop it from solving
07:23the problem.
07:24Researchers noticed these birds pick up a small wooden stick to itch themselves.
07:28The authors think puffins might need sticks to knock off seabird ticks.
07:32Looks like it's more effective than using its own beak.
07:37There's an Indian elephant named Kaushik who lives in South Korea and can imitate words
07:42just like parrots do.
07:44Kaushik can pronounce the Korean words for yes, no, sit, lie down, and four other words.
07:50He puts his trunk inside his mouth and shakes it while exhaling to change the tone and pitch
07:55of the sounds he produces.
07:57If you can whistle with your fingers in the mouth, it's a lot like that.
08:06That's it for today!
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