11 Surprising Facts About Nature

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Mimicry: Animals like the orchid mantis and leaf-tailed gecko mimic their surroundings for protection.

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Bioluminescence: Fireflies and deep-sea creatures produce their own light for communication and camouflage.

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Great Barrier Reef: It's the world's largest coral reef system, stretching over 2,300 kilometers.

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Antarctic Icefish: These fish survive in freezing waters with antifreeze proteins.

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Giant Sequoias: They're the largest trees by volume and can live for thousands of years.

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Arctic Tern: It migrates between the Arctic and Antarctic, covering 70,900 kilometers annually.

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Hummingbirds: They have the fastest heart rate of any animal, up to 1,260 beats per minute.

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Pando: A clonal colony of quaking aspen trees in Utah, over 80,000 years old.