Abandoned Forum

[hamster]

For me, it would either be a hagfish or a starry-nosed mole.

[Astarte]

What about all the different creatures that inhabit the coral reefs?? Sealife is amazing.

The armadillo is also rather strange, and don't forget the platypus.......

My favourite is the echidna and I've actually seen these in the wild four times.

[nil]

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Capibara, the world's largest rat. It tired to slip into my tent at night...

[Astarte]

Capibara, the world's largest rat. It tired to slip into my tent at night...

I'm looking at your new avatar......... and I'm wondering if that is a capibara hiding under your hat???

[nil]

Now you mention it, they do look quite similar, don't they?

I thought my avatar supposed to be a hamster (for the new hamster inkwell site), but I guess they must share the same ancestors.

[Astarte]

I found this.

This time it appears to be a rabbit sporting a pikelet as a beret. Edible hats can provide important fibre and nutrition to one's diet.

[nowhere man]

The platypus is very strange of course. Its a mammal that lays eggs.

What makes it a mammal then and not a reptile, could it also be a reptile thats warm blooded and has fur?

[Astarte]

A platypus is a very strange animal, and when first introduced in England it was considered to be a fake....... cobbled together from parts of other animals!

I think the difference between mammals and reptiles has something to do with body temperature and the way that mammals are able to maintain a constant body heat despite the climatic conditions.
(But do not quote me on this)

It may be a googleworthy question, it may not..........

[TheCountess]

What I love most about the platypus is that it lives on/beside rivers, and hunts its prey in the river... And yet they can't open their eyes underwater. What a silly creature to not adapt to best finding its food source! They are rather comical to watch, snuffling around the bottom of a river searching blindly for food when there is a tasty shrimp sitting right next to it...

Also, the kiwi bird is wierd... I mean, c'mon, it's essentially a hedgehog in bird from. Nocturnal, sniffs for its food, spiky fur more than feathers... All the signs are there. And kea, mountain parrots. They like dismantling cars. Very funny to watch. Not so good for the car owner.