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Why are dung beetles so strong?

Pound for pound, the dung beetle is a contender for world鈥檚 strongest animal. One species, the horned dung beetle, can pull an object more than a thousand times its own body weight. Carmen Solan, senior invertebrate keeper at Bristol Zoo in the UK, explains why the insects need to be so strong.

(Image: Dung beetle, Credit: Getty Images.)

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