A pig fetus with dicephaly, or two heads, is preserved in a jar on floor ten-and-a-half of the Biological Science Building at the University of Alberta.
Under distress, hagfish secrete string proteins that become mucus upon contact with seawater. In a closed environment without a circulating source of water, hagfish can drown in mucus of their own making.
Ostrich feet are powerful weapons. According to the American Ostrich Association, a kick from an ostrich can kill a lion.
This full-grown coyote has Paget's disease, a medical condition that results in hypotrophy in the development of its spinal column.
The distinctive grey hue of ghost magpies is caused by a lack of melanin. According to the Royal Alberta Museum, these smoky-coloured birds have lived in and around Edmonton since the 1940s.
Bezoars are stony masses that accumulate in the gastrointestinal systems of humans and animals. Once believed to have magical properties, bezoars are still used in some alternative medicine practices today.
Also known as snot otters and devil dogs, hellbenders breathe cutaneously, with up to 95 per cent of their oxygen absorbed through their skin.
Wolverines are tenacious predators and, though technically omnivores, subsist mainly on meat. Their prey include small creatures like rabbits or rodents, but wolverines have also been known to attack animals are large as caribou if they are weak or injured.
Spectral tarsiers have the largest eye to body mass ratio of any mammal. Due to their size, the eyes are immobile, but tarsiers can move their heads 180 degrees.
Pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin, a substance over 100 times more poisonous than cyanide for humans. Although there is no known cure, pufferfish is considered a Japanese delicacy.