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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 hours ago

Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age,study finds

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Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age,study finds

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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 hours ago
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Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age, study finds
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Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a taste for ants and termites.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/872325

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    Are crabs still winning and is there a word like carcinization to describe the mammal -> anteater pipeline?

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      Zotification.

      • rljkeimig@lemmy.world
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        Very cool Nature, I love it 👍

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    Become a crab. Become an anteater.

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