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From the canopy to the forest floor, steamy jungles are fertile ground for strange and shocking super skills! The jaguar's powerful pounce and dappled disguise are impressive enough to be the envy of the other cats ... but wait for its splash attack! When intruders are around, howler monkeys don't hide their heroics as the world's loudest primates. Zap! The electric eel has powers straight out of a comic book, but is it even an eel? The iconic toucan is a guardian of the rainforest in more ways than one, and pythons use a sense almost like heat vision to hunt. Discover these jungle critter superpowers and more!

Don't underestimate the domesticated! Some of the most mind-blowing animals can be found right at the foot of the bed. This episode reveals the unsung superpowers of our cherished pets. Dogs are more than a super man's best friend! Their highly attuned sniffers put our sense of smell to shame. Cats seem to be practically elastic, but they also sport a suite of other skills like night vision and whisker sense. Hamsters have some of the most stretchable cheeks on the planet, and goldfish can see colors that are invisible to us! Bearded dragons can change color to regulate their body temperature. But none talks a bigger talk than the macaw, which can learn many languages, while people are still stumped by theirs!

Oddballs that are somewhere between adorable, awkward and awesome, these animals have the quirkiest skills and superpowers. The hedgehog may look like a waddling pincushion, but all those quills can form an impenetrable fortress around its squishy soft spots. Everyone knows that lobsters pack a pinch, but probably haven't seen their hydro-powered getaway moves. Japanese macaques may look angry with those red faces, but after a hot spring bath, they're some of the most Zen monkeys around. And here's the scoop on the roseate spoonbill: the more shrimp it spoons up in its super scooper, the pinker its feathers get. Explore the superpowers of these quirky critters!

Animal superintelligence takes many forms, from the smart to the sneaky and the sagacious. Get ready to meet some of the sharpest minds and deepest thinkers of the animal realm. The octopus already seems have an alien-like intelligence ... but it has how many brains? The nutty tree squirrel isn't usually pegged as a brainiac, but think again! Elephant ingenuity has long been appreciated, but do they really never forget? Magpies are a star of the intellectual corvid family, changing the meaning of the term birdbrain. A single ant can't do much, but something weirdly witty happens when there are thousands. But perhaps most relatable is the peacefully pondering man of the forest, the orangutan.

Earth's surface is mostly water, so there are tons of wonderful, wet and wild animals out there. Even so, these superstars stand out, perfectly evolved to get a leg, fin or flipper up on the competition. American alligators are pure muscle slipping through river currents, but the real bang is in their bite. The stonefish is so camouflaged that it might not be seen until it strikes with its poisonous barbs and vacuum attack! Stingrays pack a painful prick, but their real power is electric. The walrus may look funny as it flops around on land, but that insulation is key to their graceful life beneath the waves. The pelican can fit twice as much in its mouth as in its stomach! Seems like a problem, until its super skill is seen.

These weird and wacky wildlife wonders defy categorization!

These good guys don't wear white. Meet nature's ooey, gooey, humble heroes.

Animals comes in all shapes and sizes. In this episode, we'll check out some of the most superpowered giants on Earth, like the rhinoceros, emu, and North American bison, who tip the scales—and the odds—in their favor.

In nature's never-ending struggle for survival, having a good way to protect yourself can make all the difference. That's why some animals have turned super defenses into superpowers! Among them are prickly quills, shooting acidic blood, and bad breath!

Australia is home to some of the strangest and most amazing animals on the planet. In this episode, we'll check out some of the continent's iconic animals, like the koala and kookaburra, and some of the more unusual, like the cassowary and wombat.