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"The resplendent quetzal is a sacred symbol in Mesoamerica and Guatemala's national bird, pictured on the country's flag. They favor eating fruit in the avocado family, eating them whole before regurgitating the pits. Essentially making them the avocado "gardeners" of their forest habitats."
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"The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is the heaviest of all the bony fish - the largest weighing over 2,700 kg (6000 lbs). Its massive body becomes infested with parasites, it will invite cleaner fish and sea birds to feed on them. It will also leap high out of the water in attempts to shake the parasites."
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"Sea butterflies are small (rarely larger than 1 cm) swimming sea snails. They have lobes that act as tiny wing-like arms, which let them maneuver through the water as well as calcified transparent shells of varying shapes. Sea angels are swimming sea snails that don't have a shell."
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"Thorny devils have tiny micro-channels between their scales in which water collects, from rain or dew, and is then directed towards their mouths for drinking. They also have a 'false head' on their necks that they will present to predators, that can be bitten off and regrown."
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