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Cronopio is an extinct genus of small insectivorous mammal known from the early Late Cretaceous of the Río Negro region in Argentina. Its only species is Cronopio dentiacutus . [ 1 ] It belongs to the Meridiolestida , an extinct group of mammals widespread in South America during the Late Cretaceous, which are more closely related to modern ...
A pika (/ ˈ p aɪ k ə / PEYE-kə [3] or / ˈ p iː k ə / PEE-kə [4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. [5]
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One study of captive animals suggests that the species has some capacity to adapt its feeding habits to lower elevations. [16] The high temperatures in the mountains due to climate change are causing the Ili pika to migrate up and will eventually be forced to reach the peak, where it is occupied, and sooner the Ili pika will no longer have ...
Various carnivorans, with feliforms to the left, and caniforms to the right. Carnivora is an order of placental mammals that have specialized in primarily eating flesh. Members of this order are called carnivorans, or colloquially carnivores, though the term more properly refers to any meat-eating organisms, and some carnivoran species are omnivores or herbivores.
"Other marine mammals like seals have blubber to keep them warm. But sea otters don't have blubber, so they have to eat an enormous amount of food every day," said Wasson.
The northern viscacha is more often found on larger, steeper portions of cliffs. This preference is probably driven by a need to avoid predators, as land-based carnivores are more easily evaded on a steep slope. It rarely ventures far from rocks, as these provide a means of escaping from both aerial and terrestrial predators. [7]
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