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I Think the weirdest adaptation I found was a hippos adaptation to the sun. Hippos rub in mud as a type of sunscreen but it isn' enough so in order to protect their skin they produce a secretion that comes out of their pores. The secretion is called blood sweat not named that because it contains blood but because it turns red over time.

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i found the horn frog,, it can shoot blood out of its eyes. it uses this to scare away predators

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I think the Okapi has the weirdest adaptation, because it makes sounds humans cant hear, and their scent glands are on their  feet

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i think the animal with the weirdest adaptation is the kangaroo rat bc they get water from seeds and plants that they eat

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kangaroo rats live in the desert and dont drink water. they get the water they need from seeds and plants that they eat.
source: google search of "animals with weird adaptations"

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The weirdest adaptation I could think of is the Okapi, who have scent glands  in their feet to mark their territory. They also have infrasonic calls, which prevent their predators from hearing their calls to their calves. They also have 14-18 inch tongues to help clean their eyelids and their ears.
https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7#okapi-have-scent-glands-on-their-feet-7

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I think the animal with the weirdest adaptation is the horned frog. It protects its self by shooting blood out of its eyes to scare away predators. It can also protect it self by blending in to other objects.

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I personally thought the horned frog had the weirdest adaptation, it shoots blood out of its eyes to scare away its predators, and it’s spikes or horns on his back are used for that as well.

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The weirdest adaptation I found was the cuttlefish.  They have the ability to their color and texture. They can detect how much light is being absorbed into the environment, then use that information to mimic it with their own pigments. They have 3 skin layers (yellow, red, and brown), which can be stretched in different ways to make unique colors and patterns. Their skin also has papillae, which let cuttlefish appear rigid, like coral. Together, these features allow cuttlefish to escape predators, as well as sneak up on unsuspecting prey. https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7

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Okapi have scent glands on their feet that leave behind a tar-like substance to mark their territory. Mothers can produce calls that can't be heard by human ears. Okapi have tongues between 14 and 18 inches that they can clean their ear and eyelids with.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/o/okapi/

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The weirdest adaptation I found was the horned lizard, this lizard shoots it's blood out of it's eyes, the blood is foul tasting and also hods chemicals that can burn and hurt attackers

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/wtf/wtf/meet-the-lizard-that-fends-off-enemies-by-shooting-blood-from-its-eyes/

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The weirdest adaptation I came across was the Giant Tube Worms living deep in the ocean. Scientists thought that it was impossible to live that far into the ocean. The Tube Worms live in complete darkness surrounded by toxic gas and water. The creatures have been described as "bags of bacteria" with only hear t like structures and reproductive organs. The bacteria use Hydrogen Sulfide as an energy source to turn into carbohydrates.
https://www.wildlifexteam.com/about/blog/7-strange-bizarre-animal-adaptations.html

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Antarctic fish have a crazy cool adaptation, antifreeze blood, but it might fill them with ice crystals over time. In the icy waters of the Antarctic, most of the native fish have special proteins in their blood that act like antifreeze. The proteins bind to ice crystals, keeping them small to prevent the formation of fish popsicles.

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It sounds like the superpower possessed by a lower level Marvel Comics superhero.

And while having antifreeze in your blood might be useful in those cases where one might say, be fighting crime in Moscow in December or uncovering crimes related to ice-cream trafficking, it's an absolutely vital adaptation for fish living in the frigid waters of the Antarctic, where the water temperatures average minus 1.9 Celsius.

A video series called Reactions, produced by The American Chemical Society and PBS Digital Studios tackles the question of why fish in this area are not fish-cicles (Video below).

These special fish, called notothenioids, are a group that has evolved to sport a defense best described as a "biochemical antifreeze". The fish have antifreeze proteins in their bodies that attach to the surface of ice crystals. These antifreeze glycoproteins, or AFGPs, are a more powerful defense against extreme cold than a Canada Goose parka fighting the cold winds on Toronto's Front Street.

"This antifeeze action is so powerful it effectively creates a gap in the freezing point of the fish's body fluid between where they should freeze and where they actually do," says Alexa Billow, who wrote and narrated the video. "They lower the fish's internal freezing point by more than a degree Celsius, to as low as -2.7. Since the sea water can't get much colder than it's freezing point of -1.9, the fish literally can't freeze."

This antifreeze super power is not exactly unique to the creatures of the Antarctic. Fish such as herring and scuplin and even insects such as certain beetles have the antifreeze adaptation, to varying degrees.

Billow notes that the type of antifreeze proteins are being explored for consumer applications such as preventing large ice crystals from forming on frozen ice cream and for improving the transport of live organs. Presumably, an array of applications lies between these oddly paired examples.

So does this clever adaptation mean notothenioids will be chilling out millions of years after mankind is gone? Maybe not, says a study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology by Jody M. Beers and Nishad Jayasundara, which concluded that warming conditions in the area may turn the feat into a mere parlour trick

"How notothenioids will fare in the rapidly changing Southern Ocean remains an open question," the authors says. "It is interesting to speculate what will become of the biochemical adaptations to low, near-freezing temperatures, such as the AFGPs, which may no longer be needed in a warmer ocean. Indeed, production and maintenance of these proteins are likely to be energetically costly and may be selected against over time. Reduction and loss of AFGPs has already been documented in notothenioids that have migrated to warmer latitudes from endemic waters with seemingly no negative repercussions.
Below: How Not to Freeze a Fish

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Antifreeze: Why don't Antarctic fish freeze to death?

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It sounds like the superpower possessed by a lower level Marvel Comics superhero. And while having antifreeze in your blood might be useful in those cases where one might say, be fighting crime in Moscow in December or uncovering crimes related to ice-cream trafficking, it's an absolutely vital adaptation for fish living in the frigid waters of the Antarctic, where the water temperatures average minus 1.9 Celsius.

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Kangaroo Rats can survive in the desert without actually drinking water- instead they get all the water they need via moisture from seeds they eat.

These ultra-tiny critters also have extremely powerful jumping abilities; they can jump up to nine feet high when faced against a predator! This quick & high jumping ability allows them to quickly escape snakes that might want to eat them.

https://www.wildlifexteam.com/userfiles/filemanager/oyqz1kxeobrnavivxwat/

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Up to 60 percent of the Alaskan Wood Frog’s body can freeze completely! In the Winter they must do this in order to survive the brutal Winters.

The frogs’ hearts also stop beating, and they stop breathing as well! This adaptation- the ability to freeze themselves- allows them to withstand Winter temperatures as low as -80F.

In order to survive these extremely cold temperatures the frogs must build up high concentrations of glucose (10x more than usual) in their organs & tissues. This then protects their organs from dying.

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Life out in nature is difficult for animals.

Animals must hunt or search for food while escaping predators, find shelter from changing climates, beat competition for mates & resources, and fight for survival every day.

All of these facts has caused animals to evolve some fascinating, bizarre adaptations in order to not just survive but thrive and gain unnatural advantages over other creatures in the wild.

Our video version of this post has some shocking footage. We recommend watching that by clicking HERE.

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Shocking moment when scuba diver is attacked.

Here are 7 fascinating & unusual adaptations some animals have evolved with in order to survive in nature.

#1: Frozen Alive

Up to 60 percent of the Alaskan Wood Frog's body can freeze completely! In the Winter they must do this in order to survive the brutal Winters.

The frogs' hearts also stop beating, and they stop breathing as well! This adaptation- the ability to freeze themselves- allows them to withstand Winter temperatures as low as -80F.

In order to survive these extremely cold temperatures the frogs must build up high concentrations of glucose (10x more than usual) in their organs & tissues. This then protects their organs from dying.

#2: Never Drinking Water

Kangaroo Rats can survive in the desert without actually drinking water- instead they get all the water they need via moisture from seeds they eat.

These ultra-tiny critters also have extremely powerful jumping abilities; they can jump up to nine feet high when faced against a predator! This quick & high jumping ability allows them to quickly escape snakes that might want to eat them.

#3: Antifreeze in the Blood

Five families of notothenioid fish make their own "antifreeze" proteins to survive frigid cold Ocean temperatures near Antarctica.

The proteins bind to ice crystals inside of the blood, which prevents the fish from freezing entirely.

#4: Mucus Homes

The African Bullfrog lives in the Savanna of Africa, where it's quite hot & dry. There are often long periods of time (in some cases, years) where water becomes extremely scarce, making it extra hard to survive.

When the frog is not in water, mucus on its skin helps it breathe by dissolving oxygen from the air. Without this mucus layer, the frog may struggle to survive.

In order to prevent itself from drying out in the brutally-hot African climate, the African Bullfrog buries itself 6-8 inches underground. It then creates a mucus membrane which hardens into a cocoon after some time.

The frog can survive for up to 7 years within its cocoon while it waits for rain to come! When the rain finally does come, it signals to the frog to come out and mate, as the frogs mate & thrive during rainy seasons.

#5: Changing Color & Texture

What if you had the ability to change the color & texture of your skin in order to blend into new environments?

Cuttlefish can do exactly that. They can detect how much light is being absorbed in the environment, and then mimic that with their own pigments.

They have three skin layers- yellow, red, and brown- which can be stretched in different ways to create different colors. They also have another fascinating ability which is to change the appearance of their texture, so they can make it look like they are actually coral.

This ability allows the cuttlefish to change colors to escape predators, but also sneak up on unsuspecting prey!

#6: Drinking Toxic Water

Scientists long thought that no life could possibly exist deep in the Ocean at hydrothermal vents- they were proven wrong.

In 1977 giant Tubeworms were discovered living along the Galapagos Rift, which is 8,000 feet beneath the surface of the Ocean!

Giant Tube Worms living at this depth experience complete darkness. Their environment is also filled with toxic gas and water.

These creatures also have no stomach, eyes, or gut. Instead they are more like "bags of bacteria," which heart-like structures and reproductive organs.

What would be toxic to most life on Earth allows Tubeworms to thrive. The bacteria inside the worms use toxic Hydrogen Sulfide as an energy source to turn into carbohydrates!

The discovery of such creatures- and other wildlife discovered living in brutal environments- have prompted newfound interest in exploring our Solar System. It is possible that Jupiter's moon Europa has an underwater Ocean similar to Hydrothermal vents in the depths of Earth's oceans.

We created a fascinating video on that right HERE.

#7: Okapi

These strange creatures look like a combination of a Zebra & Giraffe. They live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it's always hot and filled with carnivorous predators.

They have three fascinating adaptations in order to thrive:

First, they have scent-glands on their feet to more easily mark their territory. Second, they have infrasonic cells, which allows them to communicate with calves without predators hearing their call. Finally they have long 14-18 inch tongues which they use to wash their face & eyes!

Bonus: Adapting to Urbanization

Out in Nature we can observe several fascinating adaptations that animals have in order to not just survive but thrive in their difficult environments.

The increase in human urbanization has led to several unique adaptations by wild creatures.

Creatures that can reproduce quickly (ie. insects) are adapting quicker to urban environments than other creatures. For example, one type of mosquito species has completely evolved to London's underground metro system, and can more easily survive there than above ground now!

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Nature is harsh, so animals must find strange & bizarre ways in order to adapt. In today's post we cover 7 of the strangest & most bizarre animal adaptations, such as the ability to freeze solid, create a mucus membrane, or change their skin's color!

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The wood frog in the Medvednica mountain forest freezes itself to survive in the winter, their breath and heart both stop working, this allows the frog to survive temperatures as low as -80, to make this happen the frog produces a high amount of glucose up to 10 times the normal amount. In the spring they thaw out and "come back to life" businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7#wood-frogs-freeze-their-bodies-1

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The African bullfrog lives in the savanna of Africa, where it gets very hot and dry. When a frog is out of the water, mucus on its skin helps it breathe by dissolving oxygen from the air. So, in order to prevent its skin from drying out in the hot African climate, the African bullfrog buries itself 6 to 8 inches underground. It then creates a mucus membrane, which hardens into a cocoon. The frog can stay in the cocoon for up to 7 years while it waits for rain. When rain does arrive, the moisture softens the mucus sac, waking the frog, and signaling the start of the rainy season the time when the frog breeds and when it is the most active. https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7#african-bullfrogs-create-mucus-homes-to-survive-the-dry-season-4

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The jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii is an immortal jelly fish that when it reaches the end of its adult stage it returns to its juvenile stage by retracting its tentacles and sinking to the bottom of the ocean and then slowly rising up to the top.

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The Horned lizard waits for food to come to them, but when predators come for them the can shoot blood out of there eyes to scare it away.

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The weirdest animal adaptation I can think of is probably the star nosed mole.  Their faces have a dome of 22 appendages, and they're insanely sensitive, so the mole can avoid predators and sense prey! They can also smell underwater, which scientists previously thought was impossible. underground.y.com/segments/the-star-nosed-mole-takes-adaptation-to-the-extreme/

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The weirdest animal adaptation I found was with the Cyphonia Clavata. It is a type of treehopper that has grown what looks like an ant on his back to make him unappealing to other predators. https://listverse.com/2013/06/14/10-rare-animals-with-bizarre-adaptations/

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The weirdest adaptation that I found out about was the Central America Hairy Frog. This frog cracks its own toe bones and shoves the bones through their feet to create claws when it feels threatened.
https://list25.com/25-animals-with-insane-survival-adaptations/

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Kangaroo Rats can survive in the desert without drinking water. They get water from the moisture of the seeds they eat. https://www.wildlifexteam.com/about/blog/7-strange-bizarre-animal-adaptations.html

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i found a kangaroo rat, it lives in the desert without drinking water. It only eats small bugs, and it can jump 9 feet. https://www.wildlifexteam.com/about/blog/7-strange-bizarre-animal-adaptations.html

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The Weirdest adeptation that I know about is the horned frog. It shoots blood out of it's eyes to ward off predaters.

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Blood-Squirting Lizard | World's Weirdest

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Ms. Ostarch- Alaskan Tiny Wood Frogs partially FREEZE their bodies instead of hibernate for the winter. By the time winter rolls around, most frogs have gone through 10-15 freeze-thaw cycles allowing them to accumulate large amount of glucose inside their cells. https://www.dogonews.com/2015

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Ms. Ostarch- Alaskan Tiny Wood Frogs partially FREEZE their bodies instead of hibernate for the winter. By the time winter rolls around, most frogs have gone through 10-15 freeze-thaw cycles allowing them to accumulate large amount of glucose inside their cells. https://www.dogonews.com/2015