A fair-feather friend
Monday, March 08, 2010
Quick! How many feathered mammals can you name? If you answered more than one, it's time to review some zoology because the peacock is the only critter that makes the grade.
A lot of folks mistakenly include marmosets, whose tufts do look a lot like feathers. I always remember the difference by this simple rhyme: "Marmoset, marmoset, are we at the pharmacy yet?"
A lot of folks mistakenly include marmosets, whose tufts do look a lot like feathers. I always remember the difference by this simple rhyme: "Marmoset, marmoset, are we at the pharmacy yet?"
Labels: animals, feathers, mammals, marmoset, peacock, primates
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Pavo
Crystal points out another strange, undeniable fact: the peacock is the only mammal in the "Aves" class!
Nice post.......!
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