Did you know? Even though giraffes’ necks are around six feet long when full grown, they have the same amount of vertebrae as most other mammals. Those seven vertebrae have to be awfully long and strong, because male giraffes use their huge necks to fight other males for access to mates! Sketch and fact contributed…
Category: Sunday Sketches
Sunday Sketch: Reindeer Games
Did you know? Reindeer are the only deer species where both males and females grow antlers. Though the males shed their antlers in late autumn after mating season, the females retain theirs throughout the winter pregnancy to defend scarce food patches. It is likely then, that Rudolph was in fact a female rather than a…
Sunday Sketch: Flying Mammals
Did you know? Bats are the only mammals that can fly! Other “flying” mammals like sugar gliders, flying squirrels, and colugos cannot truly fly: they can only glide for short distances. Bats, however, are capable of powered flight for long durations. Sketch by Amelia Munson Fact contributed by Allison Lau For more information on the…
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