Posted on 06/01/2010 10:07:22 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Conservationists are in the Dominican Republic attempting to save one of the world's most strange and ancient mammals - the Hispaniolan solenodon.
While trying to track down one of these creatures, The Last Survivors team is also trying to find out exactly how this animal has been able to survive for a remarkable 76 million years.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
A furry armadillo.
That must be solendon years.
Could be, although it *may* have been more than one solendon involved. ;’)
Hated her in “Bull Durham”.
Tell me this animal doesn’t resemble an animal from another recent post about egg laying mammal.
“The long-beaked echidna, found in the rain forest of New Guineas Foja mountains, has adapted in remarkable ways. A monotreme, from a group of egg-laying mammals that have been around since the time of the dinosaurs, this primitive animal serves as a living link between mammals and reptiles.”
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