Today I had my Tas Fauna class, and was able to force myself to get up and go to class because we were going to learn about Monotremes. When people think of Tasmanian Fauna, get past the devil and marsupials, one thinks of the platypus and the echidna. Our unit coordinator is also a specialist on echidna's so he might know what he's talking about. I got to class and realized I didn't have anything to write with. oops, just sat and listened, now i have to (get to) watch the lecture again. I know I, and probably much of the class was a little distracted from the lecture by the pictures that came with it.
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| Echidna getting an ultrasound and has an anesthetic mask on its nose |
How am I supposed to pay attention when there are pictures like this looking me straight in the face. Literally impossible. The most important lesson to learn about echidna's is that the tasmanian ones are much cuter than the mainland ones. it's colder in tasmania so they have a lot more fur so its not a walking pinecone, its a walking furball with small spines sticking out. Also both the males and females are promiscuous. lecturer's words not mine. the males also like to mate with hibernating females...they kind of wake up for it...kind of. Also they have fancy penises. Just sharing the knowledge I gained in class, be happy i didn't share a picture. Another fun fact is that platypus have a venomous spur, but you knew that. Did you know that if they inject you with venom in the hand you wont die, but you'll have problem moving it for months, and the only way to relieve the pain is opiates. Platypus would make the world's best drug dealers.
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| Deceptively Adorable Drug Dealers |
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