The Animal That Can Live Without Its Head!

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00:00Sound of a dramatic gasp, then fast-paced, upbeat music starts.

00:05Can you imagine living for over a week without your head?

00:09It sounds like a horror movie, but for one common creature, it's a bizarre reality.

00:16I'm not talking about a zombie apocalypse.

00:18I'm talking about the humble cockroach.

00:21So, how on earth is this possible?

00:24Unlike us, roaches don't have a high-pressure blood system.

00:27So, when they lose their head, they don't bleed out.

00:31Their neck seals itself off, and they can keep on, well, standing.

00:37Even crazier, they don't need their brain to breathe.

00:41They have little pores all over their body called spiracles that take in oxygen.

00:46They can survive for weeks like this, headless and wandering around,

00:51until they eventually die of thirst because, you know, no mouth.

00:56Isn't nature just mind-blowingly weird and wonderful?

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01:11Thanks for watching.