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[Vince Keegan]

The mountain goat shows climbing abilities that leave other animals, including most humans, far below. Inhabiting many of North America's most spectacular mountainous environments, these beasts live at elevations of up to 4,000 meters.

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Macro Photography by Shikhei Goh of Indonesia.

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Many pet owners like to dress up their pets. This is nothing unusual. Making your cat look like a feline drag queen is probably going too far. However, that's exactly what some people want you to do. They even sell wigs for cats! Weird, right?

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A frighteningly beautiful shot of the Australian Peacock Spider.

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Before you freak out at the picture, let me make this statement first: the Tardigrade is the most incredible animal in the entire world. If you can't get past the creepy sucker-like face, the tardigrade is also called a water bear.

Why is it awesome? The tardigrade is an extremophile. Extremophiles, as the name suggests, live in extreme environments in terms of temperature, pressure, toxicity and radiation. Also, the tardigrade is the most extreme of the extremophiles.

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The Ankole-Watusi is a breed of cattle originally native to Africa. Its large, distinctive horns, which can reach up to 8 feet (2.4 m) from tip to tip, are used for defense. Ankole-Watusis weigh from 900 to 1,600 pounds (410 to 730 kg).