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Typhoid
11-03-2009, 11:52 AM
Springhare:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Springharelg.jpg/480px-Springharelg.jpg

The springhare (Pedetes capensis), or springhaas, is not actually a hare, but a member of the order Rodentia

The springhare resembles a small kangaroo (though unrelated) with well-developed hind legs, which allows it to leap over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in a single bound.


Pangolin:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Coat_of_Pangolin_scales.JPG/450px-Coat_of_Pangolin_scales.JPG

http://morbidiculous.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/pangolin.jpg

Pangolins have large keratin scales covering their skin and are the only mammals with this adaptation

Pangolins lack teeth and the ability to chew. Instead, they tear open anthills or termite mounds with their powerful front claws and probe deep into them with their very long tongues. Pangolins have an enormous salivary gland in their chests to lubricate the tongue with sticky, ant-catching saliva.

Angrist
11-04-2009, 10:04 AM
We need more Europeans to vote for the springhare!