#Naturalitsy
A new series from BBC with Sir David Attenborough, can't wait. ❤️
https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/mammals
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#Naturalitsy
A new series from BBC with Sir David Attenborough, can't wait. ❤️
https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/mammals
-7 here in Michigan today, but we‘re warm from the glow of our first playoff win in 32 years! I‘m planning a day of reading and tea. I need to post challenge pics and my bingo card too. Stay warm, MittenLittens, and all who are in the track of blizzards and frigid temps!
pickMy initial book for #Belize didn‘t work out and, quite frankly, I‘m so glad, because I loved this one! It starts as a history of jaguars and humans and how they influenced one another then evolves into the modern science of jaguar study, Rabinowitz‘s area of expertise. Riveting book; he did wonderful work.
#ReadingAmericas2023
My final total for weeks 3 & 4= 3,913 points. Grand total = 7,926
I didn‘t get as much done as I hoped but it was still fun. Photo is from bat cookies at Bake at 350 (storing recipe away for next year) https://www.bakeat350.net/2019/10/cutest-hairy-bat-cookies.html?m=1
#scarathon #BatBrigade
pickA funny informative science book for young children about a mammalian body part that isn‘t often discussed at this age. Bright stencil artwork & witty puns keep the tone light while conveying simple biological facts. I was pleased to note that gender isn‘t mentioned at all. The topic expands to historic representation of boobies in art & mountains named for breasts before ending on a celebratory note. #Canadian #kidlit
Most mammals have boobies in pairs — that is, in sets of two. But opossums have thirteen boobies. That‘s odd.
Don't you just want to pinch those cheeks?! ? While mega bats like the flying fox are the most "sky puppy"-ish, there are over 1,400 species of bats, which accounts for 20% of all mammal species! They can be found nearly everywhere on earth, aside from the harshest desert or artic. And they are the only mammals capable of true flight (nice try, "gliding" squirrels). #batweek
How do bats spend so much energy gripping with their feet while hibernating? They don't! The tendons of their feet have evolved to lock their toes in a grip, and they actually have to flex to release from their roost. This allowed their leg bones to evolve thin and light to eliminate some weight as they gained flight. Their legs now would not support their weight if they tried standing. #batweek
Bat Week Day 2: Some bats have butt spoons they use to catch insects mid-flight, then they do crunches like a gym bro to pop the bug into their mouth. Bats can't glide (that's one way to tell them from birds while flying), so all this is done while flapping. #batweek
