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Flora and Fauna: Small but mighty bumblebee bats

Piyoz the Great @piyoz000 (487) • Philippines 10 Feb 25

Have you heard about bumblebee bats? They are the world's smallest mammals, weighing just about 2 grams and the size of a large bumblebee. These tiny bats live in Thailand and Myanmar and help control insect populations. What's...

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As animals have shorter life span a 4 year black bear looks big

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 23 Jun 24

I saw a 4 year black bear and looked very big like an adult. The reason is many mammals like bear have a lifespan of around 25 years. So they dont live like humans upto 80 years. Human child takes time to look big. It is so...

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Do you ever see bobcats?

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 9 Oct 21

There are bobcats in our area. They come near homes, usually in the hills or foothills. These are pictures from Nextdoor of one. Do you see any kind of wild cats in your area?

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Almaden Lake park ground squirrel.

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 3 Apr 20

This is a ground squirrel I saw at Almaden Lake Park a coup!e days agl. It is in the forested area.these squirrels li!e to be g around d to see if you have a.m.evening they would !like to eat. There are also small rabbits with...

Bats Dying from White Fungus

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222534) • United States 7 Jul 19

Discovered in 2006 in New York State, the white-nose syndrome (fungus) has killed millions of bats (mostly brown bats) in the eastern United States. The fungus has now arrived in northern California after sweeping through 38...

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Dolphins need fresh water

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 20 Feb 18

Dolphins spend their whole lives surrounded by seawater but - because they are mammals - they cannot drink it. Any that they do take in is expelled through their blowholes. So how do they get their fresh water then? The answer is...

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I Didn't Have a Clue.

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 26 Apr 16

This Will Probably Amaze You! I came across this list recently, and have been meaning to incorporate it into a discussion. The numbers are astounding, and yet still growing as more and more are added each year. Exploring the...

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The torture and torment

kendedes2011 @kendedes2011 (2712) • Indonesia 31 Jul 11

There are also mammals, the torture and torment their own species, just as humans do? Some people say humans are also mammals. But people can be towards other people very cruelly. They torment, torture and kill other people in...

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Have you ever seen your cat cough a hair ball????

maria120883 @maria120883 (392) • United States 18 Nov 09

I have heard of this but I have never seen anything like it. Is it really true that cats cough up hair balls? I don't think it is true because I thought that their stomachs dissloved it or something. Can you please help me with...

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I would have stayed out of the WATER! Cape Cod beach town vexed by shark

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 9 Sep 09

sightings!Shark expert confirms at least one large shark sighting Friday Species unconfirmed, but "most likely" was a great white, expert says As many as five large sharks were seen on Thursday near Monomoy...

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The Cat Dichotomy

ZaffireWolf @ZaffireWolf (480) • United States 9 Mar 09

So, are cats good companion pets, bona fide members of the family? Or are they simply domesticated mammals that are highly unsanitary and lower your property value? Which is it?

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I saw a Manatee

cynthiann @cynthiann (18612) • Jamaica 17 Dec 08

I could not believe my eyes as Manatees are an endangered species world wide and haven't been seen in this part of the world for many, many years. I was driving along the coast back to work, and my DIL shouted for me to stop. I...

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Why can parrots imitate the human language and other mammals can't?

ZIGGY22 @ZIGGY22 (69) • Philippines 22 Sep 08

Mammals have relatively bigger brains than birds that will allow them to learn more than fowls can. But a question keeps bogging me every time I visit the local zoo here in Manila. I usually hear the Parrots speak my language...

Murder: Why Do People Do It?

Silencio Barnes @silenciobarnes (249) • United States 14 Jun 07

I heard that pure murder was strictly a human thing, meaning no other animal in nature just kills for no reason whatsoever. But what is the driving force behind murder? If it's true that no other animal does it then man killing...

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Snakes- what do you feel when you see snakes

SHINE333 @SHINE333 (1284) • India 15 Feb 07

I feel as if some vibration is going inside my body, When I see it going its skin and its movements realy gives a rare catch of glimplse when its head is lifted.It is realy a beauty but beware of its poisons.

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All mammals have only seven neck bones, What about non mammals?

zugedanit @zugedanit (1958) • Philippines 11 Feb 07

All mammals have only seven neck bones. What about non-mammals. Do they have seven, too?

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How'll you eat if you'd no molars?

monsooner @monsooner (467) • India 10 Jan 07

"Molars the most rearmost and most complicated of tooth in mammals. In many mammals, they grind food; hence the name mola, 'millstone'. So, what's your opinion?

have you ever seen a LION in real? or where did u see? do u know it?

supremegod @supremegod (1018) • India 24 Dec 06

Me in a zoo, and safari only... you? what do u think of lions? what do you know about them?

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What is the most intelligent animal?

Crilli @Crilli (2890) • Italy 29 Nov 06

I don't know and you?

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Name me two Mammals that lay eggs.

Larina @Larina (457) • Singapore 17 Nov 06

Haha... give you guys a hint... they can be found in Australia... very cute but not nice to hug.

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