• @[email protected]
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      219 months ago

      The footage revealed that as well as munching on their mother’s skin, S. annulatus young could get their mother to eject a fat- and carbohydrate-rich liquid from her cloaca — the combined rear opening for the reproductive and digestive systems — by making high-pitched clicking noises. The young would also stick their heads into the cloaca to feed.

      Between that and the lead image… goodness

    • @Dnn
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      69 months ago

      That feels like the Reddit of old - extreme niche memes but proper context in the comments. That’s how you learn nowadays!