Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals has been captured by scientists.The image embedded above (credit here) is a placeholder until I find a suitable photo of the solenodon's teeth. Here's the solenodon:
Large, and with a long, thin snout, the Hispaniolan solenodon resembles an overgrown shrew... Little is known about the creature, which is found in the Caribbean, but it is under threat from deforestation, hunting and introduced species...
"It is an amazing creature - it is one of the most evolutionary distinct mammals in the world."Along with the other species of solenodon, which is found in Cuba (Solenodon cubanus), it is the only living mammal that can actually inject venom into their prey through specialised teeth.
"The fossil record shows that some other now-extinct mammal groups also had so-called dental venom delivery systems. So this might have been a more general ancient mammalian characteristic that has been lost in most modern mammals, and is only retained in a couple of very ancient lineages."
I'm probably blinded by her wisdom and charm, but that's a beautiful picture of Ann.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, actually that picture just about works perfectly! It took me a while to realize it was a real description and not a tongue-in-cheek commentary on her.
ReplyDeleteNot a fair comparison at all. It disparages the noble solenodon to be compared with Ann Coulter.
ReplyDeleteI would let her inject venom into me any time. Then I would inject her with some of my own
ReplyDeleteThere you go again with political commentary... I wonder if I can change my new blog vote
ReplyDeleteShe's a mammal?
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