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Nature's Most Extreme Cleaners
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"The Most Extreme" is a long-running documentary TV series on the American cable television network, Animal Planet. It first aired on July 1, 2002. Each episode focuses on a specific animal feat, such as strength, speed, flirtation, appendages, diet, etc., and examines and ranks 10 animals which portray extreme or unusual examples of that quality. The rankings are not arrived at by a scientifically rigorous process; they serve only to give a broad depiction.
| 1. | Japanese Macaque) Besides humans, Japanese macaques are the only animals known to clean their food before they eat it, and they groom each other constantly. |
| 2. | Cleaner Shrimp) Cleans almost everything in the tank. |
| 3. | Ant Groom themselves more than any other animal. |
| 4. | Sponge uses chemicals to filter sea water. |
| 5. | Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Ties itself in a knot to clean off parasites. |
| 6. | Oxpecker) Cleans Ticks off of Giraffes. |
| 7. | Dung beetle) Cleans dung off the ground. |
| 8. | Pig Cleans itself in mud. |
| 9. | Fly) Scrubs itself after every bite of a meal. |
| 10. | Sloth Least efficient cleaner/ covered in moths or other animals. |
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