Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath:

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Southern Mountain Cavy (Microcavia australis)

photo credit: Ezequiel Racker

Animal of the Day!

Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)

(Photo by Andrey Giljov)

Conservation Status- Critically Endangered

Habitat- Central-western Madagascar

Size (Weight/Length)- 1 kg; 30 cm; 25 cm tail

Diet- Fruits; Seeds; Bark

Cool Facts- The malagasy giant jumping rat might be the most rabbit-looking rodent. Despite their relatively small size, these rats can leap 90 centimeters directly into the air to avoid predators. Spending their days inside burrows, their homes are large complexes with many different entrances to allow for quick escapes. Malagasy giant jumping rats are not monogamous but pairs will stick together to raise their offspring after the breeding season. Sadly, due to habitat destruction and large populations of feral cats, these rats are confined to only 200 square kilometers of protected forest. Multiple off site captive breeding programs in zoos and sanctuaries hope to preserve this absolutely adorable rat.

Rating- 13/10 (Hippity hoppity, get off my property.)

Scared of snakes? No worries… this one’s actually a lizard! Meet the slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus). While you might spot it coiled up like a snake to intimidate foes, the resemblance is only superficial. Unlike snakes (which have ocular scales called brilles), this reptile has eyelids that can blink. Whereas snakes “hear” through vibrations, the slender glass lizard has ear holes (like humans). And while snakes can dislocate their jaw bones to swallow large prey whole, the slender glass lizard cannot. It typically dines on pint-sized prey like insects and small reptiles.

Photo: frankf, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Brother Ignatz trying to get out of dish duty by pretending to be a stand of reeds. again.

Millipede under UV light. Many species of arthropods fluoresce, or glow, under ultraviolet light due to due to fluorescent compounds in their exoskeletons. At least one millipede genus, motyxia, is actually bioluminescent, meaning it can produce light on its own.

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