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Anonymous
Su­p /an/. For my advanced biology exam, i need to create my own desert mammal, including it's specific adaptations for the environment. Any ideas? I've got a couple days. I'll do the best one. I was thinking longcat.
>> Anonymous
Pic possibly related.
>> Anonymous
Double lipid bilayer. Trust me on this.
>> Anonymous
make it creme filled and pretend you thought it said dessert mammal
>> Anonymous
How is longcat adapted for a desert environment?
>> Anonymous
Heavily modifiable surface area/mass ratio (Coiling).
Most of body used for fat storage.
Catlike hunter with great range. (+10,000' )
>> Anonymous
Make a desert adapted land shark. Seriously, if you find a way to do this you will get not only an A, but a whole new grade all to yourself.
>> Adam
It would be best to create an insectivore, xenarthran, or cheiropterid of some kind, particularly one which can "swim" through thick sand. It's not that hard to imagine a bat or a mole transcending into a pinniped form.
What if you created a futuristic cetacean or pinniped specifically adapted to living in sand dunes? With a proper amount of prey and manipulatable metabolism, those orders could thrive in deserts.
>> Anonymous
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Make this.
>> Adam
Sharks aren't mammals, as Anon was requesting. In addition, sun bears live nowhere near a desert, although I wouldn't doubt that a member of the ursidae order could adapt to a desert life.
The long-cat is quite the fascinating idea, particularly for its fat storage.
I would agree with usind a xenarthran, insectivore, or a cheiropterid as the new species because of the abundance of insects and the relative deficiency of plants in deserts.
Herbivorous desert mammals aren't too difficult to find nowadays, anyway.
>> Anonymous
well some snakes can kind of swim in the sand of the desert
>> Anonymous
PANGOLIN, MOTHER FUCKER.
>> Anonymous
I've got no biology experience (I fail science) but man that sounds like a fun assignment, especially if you can draw it and make diagrams.
>> Anonymous
Take a normal cat and fill it with desert fox features like big ears and all.

Desert Cat!

Now you can make it (draw or photoshop) and post your new meme!