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These Animals Will Mess You Up

Crocodiles are a well known predator. According to Ndiyae's new book, the Nile crocodile has the strongest recorded bite of any animal today. Shutterstock hide caption

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Short Wave

These Animals Will Mess You Up

The natural world is filled with treats ... and tricks. Today, Internet zoologist and TikTok star Mamadou Ndiaye takes over to talk about some of those tricks — specifically the murderous ones. He turns the tables on Emily and Aaron, quizzing them on some of the animals in his new book 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You. Special guests span land and sea, including the hippopotamus, blowfish, snails, snakes — and more!

These Animals Will Mess You Up

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Friday

Jeremy, The Lonely, Left-Twisting Snail, Dies — But Knows Love Before The End

Snails Senda (left), Jara, Tomeau, Jeremy and Indi hang out together at the University of Nottingham's labs. Jeremy was the lab's original sinistral snail; the others are his "Spanish pals," as scientist Angus Davison puts it. Angus Davison/University of Nottingham hide caption

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The Two-Way

Jeremy, The Lonely, Left-Twisting Snail, Dies — But Knows Love Before The End

OK, "love" might be overstating it. But the little lefty — whose seemingly hopeless search for a mate sparked an international quest — did manage to procreate before he slithered off this mortal coil.

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