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GROSS MEALS • Sloths inhabit the treetops of Central and South America where they eat leaves. Leaves contain little nutrition so the sloth conserves energy by moving very slowly. It moves so little, in fact, that algae grows on its fur. This offers two advantages: first, it disguises the sloth so it’s harder for predators to spot. Second, it offers a handy snack, and sloths can often be seen eating the mossy stuff that grows on their fur. • The super-size frigate bird is an aerial acrobat capable of skimming the surface of the ocean and snatching fish out of the water. But it also has another talent: it can spot other birds that have recently eaten. It then attacks them in midflight. The bird under attack will often cough up its catch, and the frigate bird snatches the regurgitated fish before it hits the water. (Continued next page)

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GROSS MEALS (cont’d) • Many species of mammals play host to moths that feed from their tears. Elephants, buffalo, horses, pigs, and deer each have a particular type of moth that lands on the creature’s eyes while they sleep, and slurps tears. Tears contain water, salt, and proteins, offering a nice package of nutrition. Most types of moth are able to steal a meal without the host ever noticing, but one species deliberately scratches the animal’s eyeball, in order to increase the flow of tears. • Frogs need to shed their skin as they grow just like snakes do. But a frog skin is full of protein and shouldn’t be wasted. While struggling to pull off the skin, a frog will get a piece of it in its mouth, and then start munching, swallowing the entire skin. • Caecilians are a type of amphibian found in tropical areas. One species called “Bourlengerula taitanus” has an unusual method of feeding offspring. The female lays her eggs and then curls around them, protecting them until they hatch. When they hatch, the babies begin to bite the mother, ripping off the outer layer of her skin and eating it. The mother grows this extra layer of skin for the express purpose of feeding her young. The process doesn’t seem to bother her or harm her. The practice is called dermatotrophy. • Some types of birds deliberately encourage one of their chicks to cannibalize its sibling. This behavior is particularly common among birds of prey. Two eggs will be laid in the nest; two chicks will hatch; but the parents will favor the strongest chick, who harasses the weaker chick until it dies. Then the surviving chick makes a meal of its weaker sibling. This offers the birds the best chance of raising at least one healthy offspring to adulthood. The second chick serves as little more than an insurance policy in case something happens to the first chick.

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• Many species of lizards are able to detach their tails when under attack. Because the tail continues to wiggle, it attracts the attention of the predator while the lizard escapes. But one species called the glass lizard goes even farther. When its tail detaches, it splinters into several pieces, like shattering glass. Each individual piece wriggles and writhes while the lizard itself freezes in place. • The fieldfare is a type of thrush that lives in Europe. They nest in colonies, finding safety in numbers. When one of the birds spots a threat, such as a magpie trying to steal eggs, it will sound an alarm, which spreads throughout the flock. Then they swarm the predator, dropping poop bombs over its head with amazing accuracy. The interloper is soon covered with fieldfare feces, convincing it to leave the area. • The Sonoran coral snake and the western hooknose snake share two things in common: first, they are too small to scare away larger predators. Second, they have each developed a method of scaring away predators by farting loudly. It’s not that the farts smell bad; it’s that they are so loud. The snakes use special muscles that compress a bubble of air, and then they release it suddenly. The resulting pop sounds like it came from a much larger and more imposing animal, and the predator is often scared away. • A bird called the rainbow pitta is native to Australia. It’s a strikingly beautiful bird with brightly colored plumage. It builds its footballshaped nest in the forest with a bird-size hole for an entrance. But the eggs are often eaten by snakes, which are able to smell the eggs from a distance. To protect against this, the pitta collects wallaby dung. Wallabies are marsupials related to the kangaroo. The pitta knows that with a pile of poop at the doorstep, snakes are unable to smell the eggs inside. • The fulmar looks like a big seagull. Its name means “foul gull” because of its habit of vomiting on predators. The vomit is yellow, oily, smelly, and dries quickly. Once it’s dried on the feathers of a predatory bird, it inhibits the bird’s ability to fly. The vomit can be projected with precision accuracy. A newly hatched fulmar just four days old can projectile vomit up to 18

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