To: nickcarraway
It's not clear why Rheithrosciurus needs so much tail... Naah, too easy.
2 posted on
07/07/2014 12:19:33 PM PDT by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: nickcarraway
“mily Mae and her co-authors believe the bobbing mass of fur might confuse clouded leopards and other predators, or prevent them from getting a good grasp when they strike”
Wouldn’t it make more sense if the tail was small so as to not attract the attention of predators?
4 posted on
07/07/2014 12:24:00 PM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: nickcarraway
RUST - Rodents of Unusually Sized Tails
8 posted on
07/07/2014 12:33:03 PM PDT by
ClearCase_guy
("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
To: nickcarraway
This is easy. The predator strikes at the tail, which allows the squirrel time to get away. My cat has a similar defensive mechanism, loose fur. I finally figured out why I sometimes collect enough fur in the vacuum to build a second cat. A predator lunges at her. She sprints away leaving a chaff fur image of herself behind. The predator strikes that and the cat is well and clear by the time it stops sneezing.
To: nickcarraway
Hunters say that the squirrels will perch on low branches, jump onto a deer, gash its jugular vein, and disembowel the carcass.
We may have finally identified Chupacabra.
12 posted on
07/07/2014 12:38:08 PM PDT by
adorno
(Y)
To: nickcarraway
‘at’s no squirrel, mate!
‘at’s a rabbit taxi!
Its squirrel given a rabbit a ride to his next stop!
14 posted on
07/07/2014 12:39:44 PM PDT by
G Larry
(Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
To: nickcarraway
15 posted on
07/07/2014 12:40:15 PM PDT by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: nickcarraway
Good Lord. Is thhat experiment 524 or something?
To: nickcarraway
18 posted on
07/07/2014 1:05:41 PM PDT by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: nickcarraway
Not quite what I’d hope to discover running around in an attic.
To: nickcarraway
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24 posted on
07/07/2014 4:14:24 PM PDT by
S.O.S121.500
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