As the world's largest surviving amphibian, Chinese giant salamanders haven't changed much in their 170 million years on earth. So what does life look like for these "living fossils"?

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In the Amazon and tropical places around the world, armies of stingless bees spend their days collecting nectar from plants and flowers across the forest.

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Pygmy hippos are the most internet-famous species around, thanks to viral sensation Moo Deng – but in the wild these creatures are shy, elusive and incredibly rare.

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