Animal Biology & Behavior

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The Brilliance Behind Sloth’s Slow Movement 

If you’ve ever watched a sloth climb a tree, you might have felt like you were watching paint dry.  Their movements are gentle, unhurried, and so unbelievably slow that you could swear someone was slowing down time.   Sloths aren’t slow because they’re lazy, but because they’re smart. In the wild, moving slow isn’t always a weakness. Instead, it can be a great survival strategy.   Today, we’re going to take a […]

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Why Do Octopuses Have Three Hearts and What Does Each One Do? 

If you put your hand over your chest, you can feel a heartbeat from a single heart. Now, imagine what it would be like to feel three beating hearts – all at the same time.   That’s exactly how many hearts an octopus has, and these clever cephalopods need all three to survive. Living in the ocean can be tough, but

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