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Tan Eggs

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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"


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They resemble rabbits due to convergent evolution

Viscacha or vizcacha (UK: /vɪˈskætʃə/, US: /vɪˈskɑːtʃə/) are rodents of two genera (Lagidium and Lagostomus) in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscacha

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

This post has been educational, glad to know these guys exist!