Frogs freeze their bodies and platypuses detect electric fields: Here are 10 incredible ways animals survive treacherous environments

Dec 19 2022 by Business Insider

 
A cuttlefish blending in to its surrounding in the waters surrounding Thailand.

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The natural world, filled with competition for resources and hostile climates, can be tough on animals. In order to survive, animals have had to adapt in surprising ways. Okapi, for example, have scent-glands on their feet to mark their territory. Wood frogs freeze their bodies.A wood frog in the Medvednica mountain forest.

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