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Nature's
weirdest.

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Half these animal facts are lies. The other half are real superpowers — pinned on the wrong creature. Can you tell which is which?

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African Wild DogVotes on when to hunt by sneezingAlligator Snapping TurtleWiggles a worm-shaped tongue to fish for dinnerAmber SnailGrows pulsing fake caterpillars in its eyestalksAnglerfishGlowing rod on its headAntarctic IcefishRuns on clear blood and built-in antifreezeAntechinusMates itself to death in a two-week frenzyArcherfishSpits water bullets to down flying preyAssassin BugWears its victims' corpsesAxolotlRegrows its own brainAye-AyeTaps wood to find grubsBarreleyeSwivels its eyes inside a see-through skullBasilisk LizardRuns across waterBatSees with soundBearded VultureDrops bones from the sky to smash them openBinturongSmells like hot buttered popcorn on purposeBird of ParadiseBecomes a glowing smiley faceBlue DragonSteals its prey's stingersBlue-Ringed OctopusDeadly venom with no cureBobbit WormAmbushes from the seabed and slices fish in halfBolas SpiderFakes moth perfume, then lassos moths mid-airBombardier BeetleFires boiling acid like a machine gunBone-Eating WormMelts into whale bone with acid-tipped rootsBowerbirdBuilds a color-sorted art galleryBoxer CrabFights with a live stinging anemone in each clawCaddisfly LarvaBuilds wearable armour from riverbed rubbleCassowaryFive-inch dagger kicksAfrican Wild DogVotes on when to hunt by sneezingAlligator Snapping TurtleWiggles a worm-shaped tongue to fish for dinnerAmber SnailGrows pulsing fake caterpillars in its eyestalksAnglerfishGlowing rod on its headAntarctic IcefishRuns on clear blood and built-in antifreezeAntechinusMates itself to death in a two-week frenzyArcherfishSpits water bullets to down flying preyAssassin BugWears its victims' corpsesAxolotlRegrows its own brainAye-AyeTaps wood to find grubsBarreleyeSwivels its eyes inside a see-through skullBasilisk LizardRuns across waterBatSees with soundBearded VultureDrops bones from the sky to smash them openBinturongSmells like hot buttered popcorn on purposeBird of ParadiseBecomes a glowing smiley faceBlue DragonSteals its prey's stingersBlue-Ringed OctopusDeadly venom with no cureBobbit WormAmbushes from the seabed and slices fish in halfBolas SpiderFakes moth perfume, then lassos moths mid-airBombardier BeetleFires boiling acid like a machine gunBone-Eating WormMelts into whale bone with acid-tipped rootsBowerbirdBuilds a color-sorted art galleryBoxer CrabFights with a live stinging anemone in each clawCaddisfly LarvaBuilds wearable armour from riverbed rubbleCassowaryFive-inch dagger kicks

◆ The exhibits

Four ways to play.

Tower defense01

NEST DEFENDERS

Line the trail with real weird animals whose true superpowers stop the waves. Match the archerfish to the flood, the falcon to the flyers, venom to the armour.

Defend the nest

Daily whodunit02

FRAMED

A superpower got pinned on the wrong creature. Study the lineup, accuse the real culprit — one wrong call ends your run.

Crack the case

3D arcade03

CRITTER RUN

Hop a blocky weird animal across endless lanes of traffic, rivers and trains. Collect coins, unlock 15 critters, chase the daily seed.

Start hopping

Fact or Fake04

THE DAILY ZOO

Five wild claims — real or fake? Then name the mystery critter from its clues. Build a streak, share the spoiler-free grid.

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◆ The collection

143 specimens on record.

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Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko

White-Spotted Pufferfish

Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko

White-Spotted Pufferfish

Wood Frog

Yapok

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Chinese Giant Salamander

Portuguese Man o' War

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Chinese Giant Salamander

Portuguese Man o' War

Specimen · Mantis shrimp

The flywheel

Knowing the animals is the cheat code.

Every puzzle is built from a real @thewildzoofacts short. The fakes are only beatable if you actually know the creatures — so the videos are the answer key. Watch, then win.

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The gallery

Put the weird on your wall.

Museum-grade prints of the strangest animals on Earth — sperm whales sleeping upright, the blue dragon sea slug, the punk-crested hoatzin. Printed on demand and shipped direct, with the real fact on the back.

Browse the prints

Wild Zoo Facts.

The strangest creatures on Earth — and a daily game that dares you to know them.

Play today's puzzle Try Critter Run

Nature'sweirdest.

Four ways to play.

NEST DEFENDERS

FRAMED

CRITTER RUN

THE DAILY ZOO

143 specimens on record.

Knowing the animals is the cheat code.

Put the weird on your wall.

Wild Zoo Facts.

Nature's
weirdest.