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Science · True or False?

Some animals on Earth can breathe fire

The answer is False.

Explanation

Despite legends of fire-breathing dragons, no known living creature can actually breathe fire. The closest real-world analog is the bombardier beetle (Brachinus species), which ejects a scalding chemical spray reaching around 100°C (212°F) from its abdomen, produced by an explosive reaction between chemicals stored in separate chambers, as a defense mechanism.

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