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Thursday, March 28, 2013

ANIMAL NEWS -


THE FROG THAT WEAPONIZES ITSELF

 
IT BREAKS ITS OWN BONES TO PRODUCE CLAWS THAT BURST THROUGH ITS SKIN

The hairy Cameroon frog breaks its own bones to produce talons that burst out of its toe pads. Its skin soon heals. 
 
There are also salamanders that push their ribs through the skin to produce defensive barbs.
 
For picture of this frog and its resemblance to X-Men's WOLVERINE, read here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2300424/The-frog-breaks-bones-produce-claws-burst-skin-like-X-Men-s-Wolverine.html

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