Tan Eggs
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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"
For posts about animals that loosely fit the description above. While the animal does not have to hit all the requirements, it should hit some of them:
- Type: Prey
- Class: Mammalia (mammal)
- Habitat: Barren rocky landscape
- Appearance: Similar to a tan egg
Origin:
- Screenshot over on [email protected]
- Tumblr post
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Check out homey, through the mist, gazing upon your awesomeness. Dang, you look so good right now.
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In the meantime, remember, I believe in you. You got this!
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Maybe give yourself another minute in bed this morning. No explanation needed.
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For my late night folks. I'm sending love to y'all, too!
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After all, she was right about the shrews, and I love her. Sending positive vibes to you, my friend!
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Start this day slowly. Be patient with yourself. I'm so glad you're here!
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Tl;dr: The Mount Lyell shrew, which was discovered 100+ years ago, finally had its picture taken
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/elusive-california-mammal-photographed-20040772.php
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That's it, that's all we need. Love!
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And I applaud your efforts! I insist you give yourself more credit.
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And how good you looked today. Dang, slay gurl, slay!
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Too much? Nah, you deserve it. You've been fighting extra hard, and I'm grateful you're here!
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WE are community, and I'm so glad you're here! Have the best day you can, for both of us!
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My 9 year old has spoken, and I think she might be on to something!
Behold! The Shrew! Never to be tamed, just like you, gurl! Did I mention how good you look today?
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And being quick and clever. Fight the reptiles! Help each other! YOU GOT THIS!
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Give it a good 5 seconds, as a favor to both of us. Some things are just love. This is just love.
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Source: https://www.nwf.org/Home/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2022/Dec-Jan/Animals/News-of-the-Wild
How pikas weather the winter
Plateau pikas (above) spend their entire lives in high-altitude, treeless terrain across parts of Asia where few other mammals ever venture. In a 13-year study on China’s Qinghai–Tibetan plateau—known as “the roof of the world”—biologists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated how these small cousins of rabbits can survive without hibernating in habitats where winter temperatures often plummet to minus 20 degrees F. Using special devices that measure internal body temperature, the researchers checked daily energy expenditures for 156 wild pikas during summer and winter. They discovered that the animals reduce their metabolisms by about 30 percent during the cold months, in part by lowering their body temperatures several degrees overnight. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team reports that the animals also rely on an abundant—and unexpected—food source: the feces of domestic yaks. “It massively reduces the amount of time pikas need to spend out on the surface,” says co-author John Speakman, an ecophysiologist at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen who participated in the project. Pikas are more abundant, the scientists note, in parts of the plateau where the long-haired yaks also are more prevalent.
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And I'm damn proud. Take a rest for a second. Regroup and resist.
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