For those of you who missed our weekly #mammalfact, we’ve got one for you today! Did you know that otters use their spraint (faeces) for communication? An individual’s spraint can tell other otters about age, sex and exactly which otter that it came from - just through scent!
Time for another weekly #mammalfact! Most deer lack canine teeth because they don’t feed on meat, instead they have a gap called a diastema. One notable exception is the Chinese water deer, where both sexes have enlarged canine teeth that are used for display and weaponry
Beavers are ecosystem engineers! By building dams, they are able to create new wetland habitats that can benefit a huge range of species! Dams can also improve water quality downstream as they can capture agricultural runoff👏🦫 #MondayMammal #MammalFact
Anyone want for a #MountainHare fact? Time for a #MammalFact!
Did you know that the back feet of a mountain hare are like a snow shoe? Their extremely furry feet help to spread their weight preventing them from sinking into the snow! #Nature has a solution for everything! 🐇❄️
An utterly related #mammalfact, eating so much bone matter makes hyena poop snowy white.
Fun #mammalfact...Hyenas are the only carnivores in #serengeti who can crunch through bone.
#mammalwatching http://t.co/6fuZZf4kH1
#mammalfact Cheetahs moved an average of 6km/day
My gut feeling is that is much higher than in Serengeti
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v498/n745...
Lion matings can last for days, but each copulation is very brief. This one was ~7 secs. #mammalfact #mammalwatching http://t.co/OeOjkFYe0o
#mammalfact I am going to be tweeting about cheetah mustaches today because some cheetahs have mustaches, yes they do.
#mammalfact RT @UnderWaterWorId Blue Whales can consume nearly half a million calories with every mouthful @edyong209 http://t.co/v1J0oinArW
#mammalfact RT Samoan flying-fox is the only bat sp. known to forage primarily in the daytime @AusBats @sherzade_o http://t.co/XQILAQZR0B
Cache or fat to get through the winter? The Yellow Pine Chipmunk goes for cache. #mammalfact #mammalogy MT @Mammalogists
#mammalfact The Vervet Monkey has bright blue balls. Bright. Blue.
#mammalfact from @NatGeo. Thankfully for the mother, the spines of newborn hedgehogs are just under the skin.
#mammalfact Gestation ranges from 10-14 days in some marsupials to over 650 days in elephants. #mammalogy #mammals
#mammalfact The queen naked mole rat can give birth to up to 28 pups in a litter, the most of any #mammal. #mammalogy
RT as #mammalfact from @AMNH Moose stomachs get so warm during digestion that the animals can overheat if the air temp exceeds 80°F.
#Mammalfact from @ARKive
The largest extant badger is
the hog badger, aptly named for its unusual pig-like snout http://arkive.org/hog-badger/arctonyx-collaris/ …
The Western jumping mouse is a champion hibernator, does it for 8-10 months of the year. #mammalfact #mammalogy
#mammalfact RT @OfficialZSL Baby #okapi don't poo for two months after birth (so that predators don't detect them?) http://t.co/3FY6vwrT3h
Whale #mammalfact via @TrevorABranch Humpback whales feed only at night in the Antarctic (during autumn). http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v494/p281-289/ …
The muskrat can swim backwards. Pretty neat trick. #mammalfact #mammalogy #mammals
Lions and Leopards eat a lot of porcupines in the Kalahari. #mammalfact from Gus Mills
Fruit forms 23% of Brown Hyena diet. #mammalfact from Gus Mills #ZSLcarnivore
The average pack of wild dogs weighs less than one adult male lion. #mammalfact #ZSLcarnivore via @RosieWoodroffe
Dirt in your ears is a bummer. Solution? Woodchucks close their ears over the ear canals to exclude dirt while digging. #mammalfact
And here is a whale #mammalfact for @TrevorABranch. For large whales feeding at high latitudes, blubber can be up to 70% of their body mass.
Another #mammalfact about hyenas. All hyenas have anal scent glands that can be turned inside out. Boom.
The European hedgehog has approx 5000 spines. Spiny. #mammalfact
What is weird about hyena genitalia? The females have a clitoris that looks like a penis and the males do NOT have a penis bone #mammalfact
