#3 - Musk Ox

01/31/21 • 32 min

The humble musk oxen roam some of the coldest parts of our planet stretching the uppermost geographical limit of survival for the bovidae family of mammals. But what exactly is a musk ox, and how do they survive in this extreme climate? Particularly when there are other hungry animals on the prowl...
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#2 - Black Shield Hornet

Not just any hornet - this impressive bee-eating specialist has evolved to annihilate honey bee colonies on the Chinese island of Hainan. The bees are mostly defenceless but the endemic species have some tricks up their sleeves to counter the onslaught. Bizarrely enough the bees are also assisted by a very rare species of plant in one of nature's surprising twists.
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#4 - Naked Mole Rat

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and in the case of naked mole rats there are few beholders who will rate them as attractive beasts, but that doesn't matter because they spend almost all of their lives out of sight underground. These are among the strangest mammals on earth, with their own monarchy system, their cancer and pain resistance and their ability to survive up to 18 minutes without oxygen...
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