"Weird" Mammal Is Poisonous


	"Weird" Mammal Is Poisonous

blakelylaw

1-9-2009 12:43 PM

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animals, hispaniolan solenodon, dominican republic, haiti, caribean, biology, science

blakelylaw says:

Just more proof that we don't know nearly as much about the earth as we think we do.

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1-9-2009 11:50 PM

MicahBear78

If it weren't for that whole poison thing I might keep it for a pet. So ugly it's kinda cute.

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