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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.	Chimpanzee) It uses 19 different tools, like sticks to catch fish with, and uses rocks hammers. It sometimes uses human tools!
2.	Crow) It uses a stick to get at larvae living in small holes, and it's been reputed to have bent metal for beneficial purposes!
3.	Orangutan) It can manufacture a variety of tools, like a leaf to get out of the rain, uses leaf as a straw with the Rain, and uses a stick to get honey from bees.
4.	Woodpecker Finch) It uses part of a cactus spine or a twig in order to get dinner.
5.	Elephant) Its trunk comes in useful for a lot of things, such as knocking down a tree or picking up a coin.
6.	Green Heron) Since they have relatively short legs, they use bread hand-outs to act as a lure to lure fish.
7.	Digger Wasp (Female) Lays eggs underground, and she seals the passage with pebbles, so predators will not harm her baby.
8.	Egyptian Vulture) It uses rocks to break open ostrich eggs.
9.	Dolphin) It uses sponges to escape one of the sea's most venomous animals, the stone fish.
10.	Sea Otter) It uses rocks or stone objects to break open mollusk shells.

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