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In the rain forests of Madagascar, a fragile beauty lives out its fleeting life,

This is a comet moth, alluding to its long comet like tail. The tails serve to deflect echoes away from its body

confusing its main adversary, bats who rely on echolocation

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The Black Diamond Apple, grown in Tibet's Nyingchi region,

Its distinct purple color is a result of the high altitude (over 3,500 m) where the temperature fluctuates wildly between night and day with the apples exposed to intense ultraviolet light

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Harvesting clams using salt, they either emerge to the surface to escape the salt or believe it to be high tide and time to feed

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Walnuts grow inside a central stone that is surrounded by lime coloured outer coverings called husks or hulls

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