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Well hello Tuesday, how many have heard of the Solenodon I hadn't till now. They are a venomous, nocturnal, burrowing insectivorous mammals belonging to the Solenodontidae family. That help any, nope didn't help me know what they are either.
They have elongated snout which is flexible which means it can twist and turn its snout to probe tiny nooks and crannies for food. They are generally omnivores that prefer animal material and prey primarily on invertebrates but also scavenge on vertebrate remains. They will also eat insects, worms, small reptiles, roots,fruits and leaves.
Native to Cuba and Hispaniola the 30cm or around 12 inches they are one of the very few venomous mammals around. Similar to snakes it injects its poison through teeth that have special groves to carry the venom.
The female has two nipples for feeding her young at the rear of her stomach.
When threatened they grunt like a pig or make birds cries.
I am surprised these aren't from Australia.
ReplyDeleteBecause Australia has weird creatures, yeah I get that
DeleteFierce little boogers.
ReplyDeleteThat they are
DeleteI knew them from an article on 'living fossils'...
ReplyDeleteCool, I've never heard of them till now
DeleteYikes - they are poisonous too??????
ReplyDeleteYeah of course they are
DeleteWell I never have seen or heard of this creature Jo-Anne, interesting.
ReplyDeleteSame here and thanks
DeleteSo weird ... looks like our opossums. Never heard of it before!!
ReplyDeleteYeah I thought it look kinda like a possum
DeleteReminds me of a possum, Jo-Anne. I'm glad I've never had to face a venomous mammal!
ReplyDeleteSame here
DeleteNever heard of these dreadful creatures. Wow!
ReplyDeleteNow you have but did you really need to, maybe not
DeleteInteresting.
ReplyDeleteSee it for the first time today
Like most of us except for Chris
DeleteWow, that is kind of a scary animal. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome
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