Coral

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Coral reefs, despite appearing like rocks, are actually made up of thousands of tiny animals called polyps. elaborate share

Sea Pen

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Sea pens, despite their name, aren't plants but colonial animals related to corals and sea anemones. elaborate share

Crinoid

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Crinoids, despite looking like plants, are actually animals related to starfish and sea urchins. elaborate share

Naked Mole Rat

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Zoology

Naked mole rats are eusocial, meaning they have a complex social structure with a queen, worker castes, and soldiers, much like ants or bees. elaborate share

Thorny Devil

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Thorny devils can absorb water through their skin, using capillary action to draw moisture from the ground and even from dew on their spines. elaborate share

Flying Gecko

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Flying geckos don't actually fly; they glide using their expanded "wings," which are flaps of skin supported by elongated ribs. elaborate share