TIL that of the 5000 or so species of mammals on the planet only female humans have permanent breasts. businessinsider.com/why-aβ¦
A friend of mine asserts that she loves all animals. However, I did point out to her the distain she holds for large African water-dwelling mammals.
I just think sheβs being a bit hippo critical.
Marine experts in Norway believe they have stumbled upon a white whale that was trained by the Russian navy as part of a programme to use underwater mammals as a special ops force. theguardian.com/environmeβ¦
This long necked wierdo is called a gerenuk aka a giraffe gazelle and they have heavy butts for balance. Only the males have horns. They eat the lower part of trees beneath the giraffes and over the other plant eating mammals. They often weigh around 39 kilos (85.9 pounds)
TIL Itβs hypothesized that warm-bloodedness evolved in mammals and birds because it provided defense against fungal infections. Very few fungi can survive the body temperatures of warm-blooded animals. By comparison, insects, reptiles, and amphibians are plagued by fungal infections. wikipedia.org/wiki/Warm-bβ¦
TIL that while the Bald Eagle is widely known as a national symbol of the United States, the American Bison is the national mammal. The population of American Bison, once 60+ million, dropped to <600 by 1889, but due to conservation efforts is now 500k and growing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameβ¦
There's a hidden consequence of climate change: A deadly virus that's killing key marine species | Melting Arctic sea ice has opened new pathways for Arctic and sub-Arctic species to interact, and that contact has introduced a potentially deadly virus to mammals in the Northern Pacific Ocean - study cnn.com/2019/11/11/us/cliβ¦
"The Bible may, indeed does, contain a warrant for trafficking in humans, for ethnic cleansing, for slavery, for bride-price, and for indiscriminate massacre, but we are not bound by any of it because it was put together by crude, uncultured human mammals." -- Christopher Hitchens reddit.com/r/quotes/commeβ¦
This is a Slow Loris. They have toxic saliva created by licking a gland under their arm. They are one of the few venomous mammals on earth.
Chinchillas have the densest fur of all land mammals. Chinchilla fur is in great demand because it is ultra soft but it is also the reason why it an endangered species. v.redd.it/i2hktv40nrk31
Along with the platypus, the echidna is a member of the monotremes, an order of egg-laying mammals found in Australia. Females lay a single leathery egg into her pouch and after ten days the baby echidna, called a puggle, hatches.
A slice of apple pie is $2.50 in Jamaica and $3.00 in the Bahamas. These are the pie rates of the Caribbean.
Before dinosaurs, stem-mammals (synapsids) were the dominant land vertebrates of the Earth. Here is Inostrancevia, a gorgonopsid from the late Permian. It would be another 150 million years after the Permian-Triassic extinction before synapsids would rise to prominence again.
The closest thing weβve got to Pirates of the Caribbean right now... (requires sound) v.redd.it/hy30bnhlgg161
Platypus is one of only two living mammals that lay eggs. A mother typically produces 1-2 eggs that hatch in about 10 days. Females nurse their young for three to four months until the babies can swim on their own.
A size comparison of Paraceratherium, the largest land mammal to have ever roamed the Earth
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Microplastics found in every marine mammal surveyed in UK study. The research on 50 stranded creatures, including porpoises, dolphins, grey seals and a pygmy sperm whale, found an average of 5.5 particles in their guts, the most comprehensive analysis of microplastics in wild cetaceans and seals. theguardian.com/environmeβ¦
Granastrapotherium snorki, a 3.5 ton ungulate mammal from the Late Miocene of South America. This species and itβs relatives had features that made them appear to have evolved convergently with proboscideans.
π₯ Ili Pika , a very rare and small mammal that is found in the Tianshan Mountain Range of China.
When herbivores are born, they can stand up and walk within hours of birth. By the time a lion is 3 months old it begins learning to hunt. What can human babies do that other mammals can't?
The koala has one of the smallest brains in proportion to body weight of any mammal, weighing only 19.2 g. Because of this, they have a limited ability to perform complex behaviours. When presented with plucked leaves, they don't recognize them as food
βHorrificβ: Animal rights groups have slammed Norway for slaughtering pregnant whales, calling it βeven more unacceptableβ as they carry the next generation of the mammals. The criticism follows a new documentary featuring the murder of female whales carrying a fetus. rt.com/news/380105-norwayβ¦
Everybody knows that sloths are slow. It's true they possess the lowest metabolic rates of any non-hibernating mammals. But sloths are actually three times faster in water than they are on land v.redd.it/yv15zu1ql2u21
The bellybutton is probably the first scar in all of mammal history
Free-ranging domesticat cats kill 1.3β4.0 billion birds and 6.3β22.3 billion mammals annually in the United States and are likely the single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality for US birds and mammals. They are considered one of the top 100 worst invasive species.
Pangolins are the only mammals covered in scales. They tend to be solitary animals, meeting only to mate and produce a litter of one to three offspring, which are raised for about two years
The naked mole-rat is the first mammal found to be eusocial, meaning they live with one breeding queen and a bunch of workers. When the queen dies the female workers will begin a violent battle to be crowned the next queen and will reign for 13 to 18 years. Metal AF.
The next Pirates of the Caribbean movie is going to have more violence and nudity
It's going to be rated "Arrr..."
T-Rex compared to one of the largest land mammals ever, Paraceratherium (indricotherium)
Sea lions are dying from a mysterious cancer. The culprits? Herpes and DDT β To date, almost 25% of the sea lions that first responders bring to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito have died from this one aggressive cancer latimes.com/environment/sβ¦
According to WWF the number of wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians & fish has dropped by 60% since 1970. During that time, the human population has doubled. Conservation must tackle the root causes of biodiversity loss, otherwise it's a band-aid on a bullet wound.
Most doomsday projections show that the only mammal that will survive the apocalypse is the hamster. Not all of them. Just this one really angry one.
Microplastics found in every marine mammal surveyed in UK study. The research on 50 stranded creatures, including porpoises, dolphins, grey seals and a pygmy sperm whale, found an average of 5.5 particles in their guts, the most comprehensive analysis of microplastics in wild cetaceans and seals. theguardian.com/environmeβ¦
Human pregnancy might be dependent on platelet cells that evolved in a platypus-like animal 300m years ago. New study claims the platelet cells, which prevent mammals from non-stop bleeding, were a prerequisite for the evolution of placental development in mammals. ucl.ac.uk/news/2019/jul/hβ¦
π₯ Bushbabies are any of several species of small attractive arboreal primates native to sub-Saharan Africa. The animals are ace jumpers, using powerful legs and extremely long tails to spring great distances. Also known as galagos, these mammals are mostly nocturnal have excellent night vision. v.redd.it/nmlaqxma8lg41
One of the most majestic fresh water MAMMALS in the world v.redd.it/y1g1cu1r40q31
View of the Caribbean from the Plane Window [OC] [3024x4032]
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[Battle] DataViz Battle for the month of August 2019: Visualize heart rates, masses, and longevity of select mammals
Welcome to the monthly DataViz Battle thread!
Every month, we will challenge you to work with a new dataset. These challenges will range in difficulty, filesize, and analysis required. If you feel a challenge is too difficult for you this month, it's likely next round will have better prospects in store.
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The dataset for this month is: Heart rates, masses, and longevity of select mammals (backup)
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Polar bears rely on a fat-rich diet of marine mammals to survive the Arctic. Their ability to store fat insulates them from the cold, prevents starvation & provides buoyancy for swimming. While this bulk compromises agility/endurance, they use their brute strength to haul seals from beneath the ice.
The European Bison, also known as Wisent, is the largest land mammal of Europe
The pronghorn is a unique North American mammal. Its Latin name, Antilocapra americana, means "American goat-antelope," but it is not a member of the goat or the antelope family and it is not related to the antelopes found in Africa.
Perspective | Sloth lady of Suriname: For 16 years, Monique Pool and her group have worked relentlessly to rescue the slow-moving mammals and return them to the wild washingtonpost.com/photogβ¦
π₯ The critically endangered western long-beaked echidna. One of five extant species in the order of monotremes (4 species of echidna and the platypus), highly specialized egg-laying mammals.
"Sasquatch", "Wildmen", "Matlox", "Yeti" "Almas"; call them what you will; there are credible historical and contemporary reports and evidence, from around the world, that show mysterious Humanoid/Ape-like Mammals exist in the wilderness of the Earth's continents. /r/conspiracy/comments/fuβ¦
Gibbons are the animals we think of when we picture primates swinging gracefully through the rain forest. These acrobatic mammals, native to the dense forests of southern Asia, are perfectly adapted to life in the trees & rarely descend to the ground. They are considered apes rather than monkeysπ v.redd.it/4wg4rids45m41
A slice of apple pie is $2.50 in Jamaica and $3.00 in the Bahamas. These are the pie rates of the Caribbean.
