Jellyfish coordinate movement without a centralized brain.

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A Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, USA
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Jellyfish coordinate movement without a centralized brain.

Jellyfish swim and respond to their surroundings without a centralized brain. Distributed nerve networks and sensory structures coordinate behavior, so being brainless does not mean being unable to detect or react.

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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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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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