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    woah that's like half squrrel half anteater!

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    Its also called a banded anteater sometimes .

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    A recently discovered 2 million year old rodent skull fossil is believed to be from a rodent that was the size of a car and weighed a ton:


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    Imagine the size of skirting board hole that monster would need!

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    Haha! Good on AMF.

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    Kinda of like a half-shark half-alligator half man....
    So three halves then?

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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7213571.stm

    A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report.

    The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi.

    The cat-sized animal, which is reported in the Journal of Zoology, looks like a cross between a miniature antelope and a small ant eater.

    It has a grey face, a long, flexible snout, a bulky, amber body, a jet-black rump and it stands on spindly legs.

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    is that bill oddie?

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    nein.

    cute shrew though.

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    looks like a cross between a squirrel and a rat!

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    Quote bryzee86 View Post
    is that bill oddie?


    looks like chris bonnington to me - and the creature was found in the mountains!

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    How did it get out of Narnia? Is the wardrobe still open?

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    This photograph taken in July 2008 from a camera trap shows a leopard in Sebangau National Park in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province. According to British zoologist Susan Cheyne, a new population of rare leopard has been found living in thick forests on the Indonesian half of Borneo island. (AFP/HO/Susan Cheyne)
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    That is one gorgeous creature.

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    I just have to shae the pen-tailed tree shrew with you, cus I think it´s funny!



    The pen-tailed tree shrew is the first non-human mammal known to display alcoholic behavior.
    "The circumstances in which these tree shrews consume alcohol could be similar to past scenarios of human evolution in pre-primate or early primate stages [and] could somehow be a link to human alcohol consumption," said study lead author Frank Wiens, a biologist at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.
    Wiens and colleagues' findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
    The flowers of the bertam palm produce nectar which naturally ferments—with the aid of several yeast species—to a 3.8 percent alcohol strength, similar to that of many beers.
    Because the plant flowers nearly year-round, its rain forest bar is always open, and the pen-tailed tree shrew—along with several other local mammal species—are regulars.
    The animals spend an average of two hours per night sipping the nectar, which appears to be their primary food source. To test the animals' alcohol consumption, Wiens and colleagues tested the animals' hair samples for ethyl glucuronide and found that the tree shrews consume alcohol at rates that would be dangerous to most mammals.
    The tree shrews appear to have more efficient ways of metabolizing alcohol than humans, so they avoid getting drunk. Inebriation would be dangerous for small, potentially tasty mammals, Wiens said.




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    Did you see the Birds of Paradise on Planet Earth? I think this picture came from their footage. Absolutely stunning!


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    Wow!

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    Bejesus that is cool!
    Let the music mend our minds. Let the music bend our minds.

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    Stunning. Humans are well shit in comparison.

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    Dumbo Octopus

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    Stunning. Humans are well shit in comparison.
    you clearly haven't seen me naked.

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    Dumbo Octopus
    Surely that isn't real!? I mean, have you ever seen an octopus wearing trainers?

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    Hahaha.

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    Surely that isn't real!? I mean, have you ever seen an octopus wearing trainers?
    Haha, here's a shot without his kicks on. He must go through so much hassle finding shoes in his size.

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    dumbo octopus rocks!

    check this friendly little fella out...


    k thx bai

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    I've seen those dudes before.

    See that, er, thing sticking out from where its... um... nose is? Well it lights up to lure its prey, which then gets munched.

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    Looks like PacMan. That's the largest mouth to body ratio I've ever seen.

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    Cooool.

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    The world's longect insect (to date) was discovered recently. Over a 1/2 meter long here on display at the Natural History Museum in England:



    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2...-revealed.html

    I wonder if there are any vegan entomologists in the world that only observe live insects in the wild and never collect them other than perhaps the occassional dead carcasses found to have died of natural causes. If there are, I bet they are the laughing stock of their community of scientists and have a hard time finding employment. [Before anyone flames me, please note I didn't say I condone this but rather it is just how I would expect their community to treat them. If you feel differently then state your case, but don't attack me.] A Google search for "vegan entomoligist" I just did provided zero hits.

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    I don't know why you're all referring to the angler fish pictured above as a "fella" and "dude", she's clearly female.

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    I don't know why you're all referring to the angler fish pictured above as a "fella" and "dude", she's clearly female.
    you peeked!
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    Male angler fish are tiny little things that leech onto a female and atrophy into nothing but a pair of gonads. Does no one else watch QI?

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    Male angler fish are tiny little things that leech onto a female and atrophy into nothing but a pair of gonads. Does no one else watch QI?
    cor if ony we could get blokes to do that - life would be perfick! - **runs for cover**
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    Hmm, I'm not sure I like the idea of having my boyfriend's balls permanently attached to me, actually .

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    Well I guess these things would only be an issue if the lights were on.

    Oh hang on, she has evolved into a biological street lamp. Trust a female hooker fis- I mean angler fish to aim their evolution in that direction...
    k thx bai

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    even perfect isn't perfect - Rubyduby 4th July 08

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    thanks for all the great pics, but someone needs to post some awesome Sloth pictures.
    By the way you guys are hilarious whenver I am on this vegan forum I laugh so much reading comments. Like "half man, half crocodile, half ant-eater' '..looks like pacman' hahahaha "just nibble their little ears...nom nom nom".
    by the way, what ARE those coconut gremlins? I know someone said it's obvious, but I haven't a clue. Just looks like fluff with ears.

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    nobody guessed mine poo.....

    Red Wolf - This wolf is a smaller and a more slender cousin of the gray wolf, historically ranging from southeastern United States to Florida and Texas. Now, their home is the 1.7 million acres throughout northeastern North Carolina, including Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Only 20 pure red wolves were estimated in 1980, however the number increased to 207 captive red wolves, found in 38 captive breeding facilities across the United States. With the successful breeding programs, over 100 red wolves currently live in the wild. Shocking - people are so stupid.
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    Quote WhoAreYou View Post
    thanks for all the great pics, but someone needs to post some awesome Sloth pictures.
    By the way you guys are hilarious whenver I am on this vegan forum I laugh so much reading comments. Like "half man, half crocodile, half ant-eater' '..looks like pacman' hahahaha "just nibble their little ears...nom nom nom".
    by the way, what ARE those coconut gremlins? I know someone said it's obvious, but I haven't a clue. Just looks like fluff with ears.

    oh i LOVE Sloths! - especially the three-toed variety.

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    are sloths rare?
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    well they're not-so-common i s'pose - or do you have sloths round every corner there in Yorkshire, vava?

    (btw i love that pic of the wolves)

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    my new best friend!

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    he-he is that a Yorkshire sloth?

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    he-he is that a Yorkshire sloth?
    not telling
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    This may not be a rare sloth, but I've never seen one quite so cute/cuddly. It can be rare if you pretend that human hand is some crazy additional sloth appendage. Mutant sloth, maybe?

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    ahhhhhhhhhh.............

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    aren't they just the most amazing creatures? I think they are very rare! they are native to costa rica and often hunted. That's all I know. Some people have never heard of them.

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    Sloths are not that rare in their native habitat. They are very secretive and mostly motionless, making them very hard to see. I saw one in Panama and for the longest time couldn't decide if it was a sloth or a wasp nest.

    Sloths (at least the two-toed species; not sure about the three-toeds) are more active at night, which also makes them hard to detect.

    Two sloth facts:
    1) There are several species of algae that are only found growing on the fur of sloths. There is at least one moth that only lays its eggs in their fur--I think the hatching caterpillars eat the algae and lichens that grow on the sloth.

    2) Because some sloths may spend most of their lives living in just one tree, they have a vested interest in the health of that tree. To give the tree a nutrient boost, sloths will shimmy down the tree and use the tail to dig a small hole in the ground at the base of the tree. They poop in the hole and cover it up with the tail. This provides the tree with a dose of fertilizer. Sloths have a slow metabolism, so they only need to do this once a week or so.

    I really love sloths, too.

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    Can I also add that Sloth loves Chunk.
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    writing with photo -

    This takahe chick reminds me of a teenager who's just gotten out of bed and hasn't had time to brush his hair yet! Tiritiri is far and away the best place to see this species. Like quite a few other New Zealand birds, they're flightless.


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