Living hummingbirds are native only to the Americas.

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Ruby throated hummingbird hovering near a red flower while sucking up the nectar
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The Americas

Living hummingbirds are native only to the Americas.

Living hummingbirds are naturally found only in the Americas and nearby islands. Their present distribution includes habitats from northern breeding grounds to tropical forests and the high Andes.

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Octopus vulgaris (common octopus)
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Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.

Octopuses have three hearts: two supply the gills and one supplies the rest of the body. Their oxygen-carrying protein contains copper and turns blue when oxygenated.

Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) on Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia. The entire island is a national park, Maria Island National Park. The adult is just under a metre in length on average.
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Cubes

Wombats poop cubes.

Wombats produce distinctly cube-like droppings, shaped inside the intestine rather than by a square opening. Research links the shape to differences in the mechanical properties of the intestinal wall.

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