15 Animals With Amazing Abilities
Top 10 Animal Skills: Walking on Water
The Plumed Basilisk
10 in our countdown of animal skills is a Central American lizard called the plumed basilisk. This brightly-colored reptile has the amazing ability to walk on water.
The basilisk has a special fringe of scales on its toes that it uses to spread its weight across the surface of water. This allows it to run across ponds and streams without sinking.
The basilisk's ability to walk on water is an adaptation that helps it to escape predators. When it is threatened, the basilisk will often run onto the water and use its amazing speed to get away from danger.
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