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MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT –

The Star-Nosed Mole’s nose features 22, fully articulated, tentacles that can grab and hold prey. 

The mole’s nose is the most sensitive touch organ in the world
It’s smaller than a fingertip, but has more touch nerves than an entire human hand
Because they’re blind, the Star-nosed mole uses its nose to navigate the world like most animals use their eyes
The mole is also the only mammal capable of using its nose to smell underwater



MINI BION
“BIONs” – short for Believe It or Not – is the word we use at Ripley’s to refer to anything that is unbelievable and worthy to become part of Ripley’s lore and collection.

Source: The Star-Nosed Mole Has a Weird Tentacled Snout