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Half these animal facts are lies. The other half are real superpowers — pinned on the wrong creature. Can you tell which is which?

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AnglerfishGlowing rod on its headArcherfishSpits water bullets to down flying preyAssassin BugWears its victims' corpsesAxolotlRegrows its own brainAye-AyeTaps wood to find grubsBasilisk LizardRuns across waterBatSees with soundBird of ParadiseBecomes a glowing smiley faceBlue DragonSteals its prey's stingersBlue-Ringed OctopusDeadly venom with no cureBombardier BeetleFires boiling acid like a machine gunBowerbirdBuilds a color-sorted art galleryCassowaryFive-inch dagger kicksChameleonSlingshot tongue twice its body lengthCone SnailVenom-loaded harpoon toothCottontail RabbitEats food twiceCoyoteThrives anywhereCrowNever forgets a faceCuttlefishHypnotic skin light showDecorator CrabWears a living disguiseDung BeetleSteers by the Milky WayElectric Eel860-volt living taserFennec FoxNever needs to drinkFlamingoEats its way to pinkFrigatebirdFlies for months nonstopFrilled LizardHead-umbrella bluffAnglerfishGlowing rod on its headArcherfishSpits water bullets to down flying preyAssassin BugWears its victims' corpsesAxolotlRegrows its own brainAye-AyeTaps wood to find grubsBasilisk LizardRuns across waterBatSees with soundBird of ParadiseBecomes a glowing smiley faceBlue DragonSteals its prey's stingersBlue-Ringed OctopusDeadly venom with no cureBombardier BeetleFires boiling acid like a machine gunBowerbirdBuilds a color-sorted art galleryCassowaryFive-inch dagger kicksChameleonSlingshot tongue twice its body lengthCone SnailVenom-loaded harpoon toothCottontail RabbitEats food twiceCoyoteThrives anywhereCrowNever forgets a faceCuttlefishHypnotic skin light showDecorator CrabWears a living disguiseDung BeetleSteers by the Milky WayElectric Eel860-volt living taserFennec FoxNever needs to drinkFlamingoEats its way to pinkFrigatebirdFlies for months nonstopFrilled LizardHead-umbrella bluff

◆ The exhibits

Three ways to play.

Daily whodunit01

FRAMED

A superpower got pinned on the wrong creature. Study the lineup, accuse the real culprit — one wrong call ends your run.

Crack the case

3D arcade02

CRITTER RUN

Hop a blocky weird animal across endless lanes of traffic, rivers and trains. Collect coins, unlock 15 critters, chase the daily seed.

Start hopping

Fact or Fake03

THE DAILY ZOO

Five wild claims — real or fake? Then name the mystery critter from its clues. Build a streak, share the spoiler-free grid.

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