some things are stranger than fiction
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
animals with real-life superpowers
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list looking at animals
that can do things you only thought
possible in the movies
we’re talking about walking on water
living forever and so much more
these animals are the definition of
super they can see in the ultraviolet
and infrared number 10 the Swift a
member of the Apollo 4 mese Order of
birds Swift’s are some of the fastest
birds in the animal kingdom
they’ve been clocked in at up to 105
miles per hour not quite as fast as a
speeding bullet but pretty good for
something that eats bugs all day their
unique wing structure allows them to
maximize their energy efficiency like
their cousins the hummingbird they can
rotate their wings at the base which
allows them to generate power on both
the downstrokes and upstrokes
not only are they fast but they can also
fly nonstop for up to ten months number
nine the electric eel the super-villain
electro has nothing on this animal
despite his name he isn’t an eel at all
but a member of the nice fish family
while some fish are capable of
generating weak electric fields for
communication and navigation the
electric force electric us is unique in
that it can use it to attack and defend
it can generate up to 860 volts giving a
human a shock similar to a stun gun and
doing much worse to smaller animals it
does this in much the same way a battery
would generate a current except it comes
from inside its own guts number 8 the
sea cucumber this echinoderms might not
look too impressive but the sea cucumber
actually has a pretty amazing ability
much like mystique this ocean dweller
can change its shape at will
true this little fella can’t change
itself to look like Wolverine but it
makes great use of its super power sea
cucumbers use this ability for defense
and for fitting through small spaces but
how can it change its shape like this by
manipulating the collagen in its body
is abundant in humans but we can’t
change ours on a whim not a bad trick
for such a little guy number seven the
Lyrebird remember that awesome guy from
police academy who could mimic sounds
well this ground-dwelling australian
bird takes that to an extreme the
Lyrebird has been heard mimicking the
songs of many other different types of
birds but it doesn’t stop there
it can also imitate other animals
machinery and nearly anything else it
hears even in some rare cases the human
voice even zeppoles
even zeb police photographers have
reported the bird doing a perfect
impression of their cameras shutter
sounds it can do this because it has the
most complex earrings of all songbirds
that was a camera shutter and just to
show off he adds in the cameras motor
drive number six the bombardier beetle
maybe some people would classify
explosive flatulence as a super
annoyance rather than a superpower but
there’s no denying it’s an amazing
ability the bombardier beetle has two
storage reservoirs in its abdomen where
it keeps hydroquinone and hydrogen
peroxide when threatened more when they
just want to show off at a party
this animal opens an internal valve that
causes these chemicals to mix they reach
a temperature similar to that of boiling
water allowing it to shoot a toxic spray
from its butt this deadly concoction has
a foul smell and can cause fatal damage
to attacking insects number five the
hairy frog also known as the horror frog
this amphibian has hair like structures
along its body but these aren’t your
everyday hair like structures these
dermal papillae contain arteries that
are thought to help in the absorption of
oxygen on top of that the hairy frog can
intentionally break its own toe bones to
produce a claw like weapon yeah we’re
thinking this frog sounds exactly like
Wolverine – which is fitting considering
it’s also known as the wolverine frog
and on top of that when these defensive
claws retract the damaged tissue
regenerates
okay so maybe Harry frog doesn’t match
Wolverine as an awe-inspiring name for
Logan’s but it might have been more
accurate number four the mantis shrimp
this colorful crustacean packs a serious
punch typically growing up to four
inches the mantis shrimp has a pair of
thoracic appendages that can strike out
at the speed of a bullet it uses these
claws to smash open prey and even break
through glass in aquariums
however if clubbing is spray with bullet
passed claws doesn’t work these strikes
also cause small cavitation bubbles and
shockwaves that can injure anybody on
this shrimps bad side in addition to
having these amazing fists mantis shrimp
also have 16 color cones in their eyes
humans have 3 this means the mantis
shrimp can see many colors we can’t even
imagine
number 3 the pit viper also known as
crow colony ranging in size from 1 foot
to 12 feet this group of snakes includes
rattlesnakes lance-heads
and asian pit vipers they stand out due
to a heat sensing organ located between
their eyes and nostrils these organs
give the snakes a kind of sixth sense in
effect they can see heat kind of like in
the movie predator these organs are in
fact so sensitive that they can use
infrared rays to detect objects that are
as low as 32 degrees Fahrenheit warmer
than the environment with this super
attribute hiding from a pit viper is
practically impossible
number two the mimic octopus while a
number of animals can mimic other shapes
none can do so to the extent of the
mimic octopus using pigment sacs called
chromatophores which contain colored and
light reflecting cells this octopus can
change its color as well as its shape it
can even create patterns of color this
greatly enhances its ability to closely
resemble nearly anything it comes across
it does this to either hide and avoid
predators or to intimidate and scare
them it’s handy for fooling unsuspecting
prey of its own when it comes to
disguises this guy is in a class by
itself before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
number one the gecko the salamander may
be able to regenerate limbs but the
gecko can do that with its tail and
that’s just the start of its talents
they can see at night in near darkness
can perceive hundreds of times more
colors than humans shapes and colors the
likes of which I’ve never seen can
hyperextend their toes backwards and can
walk on walls and ceilings to make up
for these incredible superpowers they
aren’t able to blink and must lick the
transparent membranes on their eyes to
keep them moist yeah seems like a fair
trade-off it’s like the Gecko went
around absorbing other animals powers to
become the greatest strange animal of
them all do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
animals with real-life superpowers
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list looking at animals
that can do things you only thought
possible in the movies
we’re talking about walking on water
living forever and so much more
these animals are the definition of
super they can see in the ultraviolet
and infrared number 10 the Swift a
member of the Apollo 4 mese Order of
birds Swift’s are some of the fastest
birds in the animal kingdom
they’ve been clocked in at up to 105
miles per hour not quite as fast as a
speeding bullet but pretty good for
something that eats bugs all day their
unique wing structure allows them to
maximize their energy efficiency like
their cousins the hummingbird they can
rotate their wings at the base which
allows them to generate power on both
the downstrokes and upstrokes
not only are they fast but they can also
fly nonstop for up to ten months number
nine the electric eel the super-villain
electro has nothing on this animal
despite his name he isn’t an eel at all
but a member of the nice fish family
while some fish are capable of
generating weak electric fields for
communication and navigation the
electric force electric us is unique in
that it can use it to attack and defend
it can generate up to 860 volts giving a
human a shock similar to a stun gun and
doing much worse to smaller animals it
does this in much the same way a battery
would generate a current except it comes
from inside its own guts number 8 the
sea cucumber this echinoderms might not
look too impressive but the sea cucumber
actually has a pretty amazing ability
much like mystique this ocean dweller
can change its shape at will
true this little fella can’t change
itself to look like Wolverine but it
makes great use of its super power sea
cucumbers use this ability for defense
and for fitting through small spaces but
how can it change its shape like this by
manipulating the collagen in its body
is abundant in humans but we can’t
change ours on a whim not a bad trick
for such a little guy number seven the
Lyrebird remember that awesome guy from
police academy who could mimic sounds
well this ground-dwelling australian
bird takes that to an extreme the
Lyrebird has been heard mimicking the
songs of many other different types of
birds but it doesn’t stop there
it can also imitate other animals
machinery and nearly anything else it
hears even in some rare cases the human
voice even zeppoles
even zeb police photographers have
reported the bird doing a perfect
impression of their cameras shutter
sounds it can do this because it has the
most complex earrings of all songbirds
that was a camera shutter and just to
show off he adds in the cameras motor
drive number six the bombardier beetle
maybe some people would classify
explosive flatulence as a super
annoyance rather than a superpower but
there’s no denying it’s an amazing
ability the bombardier beetle has two
storage reservoirs in its abdomen where
it keeps hydroquinone and hydrogen
peroxide when threatened more when they
just want to show off at a party
this animal opens an internal valve that
causes these chemicals to mix they reach
a temperature similar to that of boiling
water allowing it to shoot a toxic spray
from its butt this deadly concoction has
a foul smell and can cause fatal damage
to attacking insects number five the
hairy frog also known as the horror frog
this amphibian has hair like structures
along its body but these aren’t your
everyday hair like structures these
dermal papillae contain arteries that
are thought to help in the absorption of
oxygen on top of that the hairy frog can
intentionally break its own toe bones to
produce a claw like weapon yeah we’re
thinking this frog sounds exactly like
Wolverine – which is fitting considering
it’s also known as the wolverine frog
and on top of that when these defensive
claws retract the damaged tissue
regenerates
okay so maybe Harry frog doesn’t match
Wolverine as an awe-inspiring name for
Logan’s but it might have been more
accurate number four the mantis shrimp
this colorful crustacean packs a serious
punch typically growing up to four
inches the mantis shrimp has a pair of
thoracic appendages that can strike out
at the speed of a bullet it uses these
claws to smash open prey and even break
through glass in aquariums
however if clubbing is spray with bullet
passed claws doesn’t work these strikes
also cause small cavitation bubbles and
shockwaves that can injure anybody on
this shrimps bad side in addition to
having these amazing fists mantis shrimp
also have 16 color cones in their eyes
humans have 3 this means the mantis
shrimp can see many colors we can’t even
imagine
number 3 the pit viper also known as
crow colony ranging in size from 1 foot
to 12 feet this group of snakes includes
rattlesnakes lance-heads
and asian pit vipers they stand out due
to a heat sensing organ located between
their eyes and nostrils these organs
give the snakes a kind of sixth sense in
effect they can see heat kind of like in
the movie predator these organs are in
fact so sensitive that they can use
infrared rays to detect objects that are
as low as 32 degrees Fahrenheit warmer
than the environment with this super
attribute hiding from a pit viper is
practically impossible
number two the mimic octopus while a
number of animals can mimic other shapes
none can do so to the extent of the
mimic octopus using pigment sacs called
chromatophores which contain colored and
light reflecting cells this octopus can
change its color as well as its shape it
can even create patterns of color this
greatly enhances its ability to closely
resemble nearly anything it comes across
it does this to either hide and avoid
predators or to intimidate and scare
them it’s handy for fooling unsuspecting
prey of its own when it comes to
disguises this guy is in a class by
itself before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
number one the gecko the salamander may
be able to regenerate limbs but the
gecko can do that with its tail and
that’s just the start of its talents
they can see at night in near darkness
can perceive hundreds of times more
colors than humans shapes and colors the
likes of which I’ve never seen can
hyperextend their toes backwards and can
walk on walls and ceilings to make up
for these incredible superpowers they
aren’t able to blink and must lick the
transparent membranes on their eyes to
keep them moist yeah seems like a fair
trade-off it’s like the Gecko went
around absorbing other animals powers to
become the greatest strange animal of
them all do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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