Submitted by Whats-Upvote t3_11cjb1s in Showerthoughts
FooBarU2 t1_ja40c6n wrote
by the way, fellow mammals: kangaroos and opossums have the same plumbing.. i.e., they too, have cochleas
DarthPeteMitchell t1_ja415yo wrote
*cloaca. Cochlea are in the ear canal.
FooBarU2 t1_ja41h6x wrote
ugh.. copy pasta mistake..
LittleFairyOfDeath t1_ja49sjj wrote
Kinky
DrInsomnia t1_ja4d2fr wrote
They do have cochleas (all mammals do). But birds don't.
FooBarU2 t1_ja4pinh wrote
My typo referring to the ears... hmmm.. I recall that birds have 2 bone ears vs mammals that have 3.. which I believe is an anatomical requirement to be classified as a mammal.
DrInsomnia t1_ja4ppn6 wrote
Yes. I know. That's what my comment said.
ArchdukeBurrito t1_ja4ild6 wrote
I thought Coachella was in California?
Rymundo88 t1_ja43iam wrote
>they too, have cochleas
And that's why you never hear them coming
quokkabee t1_ja46r2w wrote
Since kangaroos, opossums, and birds all have cochleas, this is technically correct. The best kind of correct.
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HarryBaughl t1_ja44q78 wrote
We talking about marsupial kangaroos or mammal kangaroos?
damned_truths t1_ja4hv47 wrote
Marsupials are a strict subset of mammals, so yes.
HarryBaughl t1_ja4om09 wrote
Huh. Learn something new everyday.
FooBarU2 t1_ja4qnxl wrote
FYI, and as I am sure you know, mammals that have the dual plumbing ports (for liquid and solids... #1 and #2 respectively LOL) are called placental mammals.
And marsupial is the other referenced my my post along with odd monotremes which are how duck billed platypuses are categorized.
HarryBaughl t1_ja506ov wrote
Interesting. I always thought that mammals and marsupials were different because of the lack of mammaries.
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