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Unbelievably Cute Mammal With Teddy Bear Face Rediscovered
National Geographic ^
| March 19, 2015
| Carrie Arnold
Posted on 03/20/2015 8:14:20 AM PDT by C19fan
You could call it one of the world's longest games of hide and seek.
For more than 20 years, the Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis), a type of tiny, mountain-dwelling mammal with a teddy bear face, had eluded scientists in the Tianshan Mountains (map) of northwestern China.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: china; mammals; pika; wildlife
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To: C19fan
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posted on
03/20/2015 9:41:00 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
To: Fightin Whitey
“Get your live traps out!”
What kind of bait do you use for that, Victoria’s Secret or a BMW ?
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03/20/2015 9:41:59 AM PDT
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PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: PLMerite
To: chris37
Run Away! Run Away!
It is the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
But it’s got big teeth!
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03/20/2015 9:59:36 AM PDT
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wbarmy
(I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
To: dead
To: C19fan
Awwww.... A person who could domesticate that pika could make a fortune. What good are they....they only understand Chinese :0)
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03/20/2015 12:37:45 PM PDT
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terycarl
(common sense prevails over all)
To: Fightin Whitey
WANT. Please ? I’m so ronery. :-(
To: fieldmarshaldj
She's still a little sleepy & pouty...long winter you know.
But I'll leave her your note.
To: Fightin Whitey
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