26Starfish
Among starfish that can regenerate their entire body from a single-arm, some can do so from just 1cm (0.4 inches) long. In fact, in some species of starfish, a large female can split in half; each half becoming a male which then transforms back into a female once it grows big enough.
27. There are species of mushrooms that feed off of gamma radiation, and some are blooming in Chernobyl, “eating” the radiation.
28. In 1979, the Black-footed ferret was declared extinct. In 1981 the species was rediscovered when a dog in Meeteetse, Wyoming brought a dead ferret home. A small population was found and today the Black-footed ferret is making a comeback.
29. Some species of crab spiders disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae. More than 300 species of spiders are known to mimic the outward appearance of ants, in a phenomenon called myrmecomorphy.
30. When all remaining California condors were captured to ensure their survival, they were de-loused. In doing so, conservationists killed all remaining individuals of a species of a louse (Colpocephalum californici) that lived exclusively on the California condor, inadvertently causing an extinction.
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31Unisexual salamander
There is a species of salamander that is entirely female and reproduces by stealing genetic material from males of other species and cherry-picking what genes they pass on to their daughters.
32. The Florida fairy shrimp was discovered in 1952 to be a unique species of fairy shrimp specific to a single pond in Gainesville, Florida. When researchers returned to that pond in 2011, they realized it had been filled in for development, causing the species to go extinct.
33. 1749 out of 1750 species of cacti are native to only The Americas.
34. The North Ronaldsay sheep survives entirely on seaweed. On the island of North Ronaldsay in Scotland, a wall was built around the island to protect crops from sheep grazing, limiting them to the shoreline where they have adapted to survive on seaweed.
35. The rainbow lorikeet is a colorful species of parrot native to the forests of eastern Australia. Reportedly, they love showering and sometimes sleep upside down. As intelligent birds, they get easily bored and love to play with noisy toys. When they eat fermented fruit, they can get quite drunk.
