A Brief Studdy of Animal Intelligance
Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic. Together with the voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the largest mammal radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes the rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils.
Lemmings mostly weigh between 30 g and 112 g (1 to 4 oz) and are about 7 cm — 15 cm (2.75 to 6 in) long. They usually have long, soft fur and very short tails. They are herbivorous, feeding mostly on leaves and shoots, grasses, and sedges in particular, but also roots and bulbs in some cases. Like many rodents, their incisors grow continuously, allowing them to exist on much tougher forage than would otherwise be possible.
During population booms Norway Lemmings become suicidal and leap en masse off cliffs into the sea. Which lets face it is a pretty dumb thing to do.
The dodo had a large, hooked beak, and a plume of white feathers adorned the rear of the dodo. What distinguishes the dodo from many other birds is not just its size, but that it was flightless. Despite its large build, the dodo had small, weak wings which could not lift it into the air. Thus it was easy prey to the Portuguese invaders who would club the bird to death as it approached them seeking friendship. Which you would think they would learn not to do when they saw it happening to their mates.
The Acanthonus Armatus is a deep-sea teleost fish with a minute brain and large ears. This fish lives on the ocean floor at depths between 1,700 and 3,700 meters. A fish with a body weight of 140 g has a brain that weighs only 0.0035 g. On average, the brain of this fish makes up only 0.0247% of its total body weight. Which makes it one dumb fish.
And you know what they all have in common? Yes that's right their all smarter then me.
You know what would be nice? If I could actually make it through a year without doing something monumentally stupid.
You seem to have a nack of waiting for just the right moment as well.
What are you going to do for a encore? Stick your genitalia in a Lions mouth and then see how long you can prod it before it bites you?
Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic. Together with the voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the largest mammal radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes the rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils.
Lemmings mostly weigh between 30 g and 112 g (1 to 4 oz) and are about 7 cm — 15 cm (2.75 to 6 in) long. They usually have long, soft fur and very short tails. They are herbivorous, feeding mostly on leaves and shoots, grasses, and sedges in particular, but also roots and bulbs in some cases. Like many rodents, their incisors grow continuously, allowing them to exist on much tougher forage than would otherwise be possible.
During population booms Norway Lemmings become suicidal and leap en masse off cliffs into the sea. Which lets face it is a pretty dumb thing to do.
The dodo had a large, hooked beak, and a plume of white feathers adorned the rear of the dodo. What distinguishes the dodo from many other birds is not just its size, but that it was flightless. Despite its large build, the dodo had small, weak wings which could not lift it into the air. Thus it was easy prey to the Portuguese invaders who would club the bird to death as it approached them seeking friendship. Which you would think they would learn not to do when they saw it happening to their mates.
The Acanthonus Armatus is a deep-sea teleost fish with a minute brain and large ears. This fish lives on the ocean floor at depths between 1,700 and 3,700 meters. A fish with a body weight of 140 g has a brain that weighs only 0.0035 g. On average, the brain of this fish makes up only 0.0247% of its total body weight. Which makes it one dumb fish.
And you know what they all have in common? Yes that's right their all smarter then me.
You know what would be nice? If I could actually make it through a year without doing something monumentally stupid.
You seem to have a nack of waiting for just the right moment as well.
What are you going to do for a encore? Stick your genitalia in a Lions mouth and then see how long you can prod it before it bites you?
