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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"

For posts about animals that loosely fit the description above. While the animal does not have to hit all the requirements, it should hit some of them:

Type: Prey
Class: Mammalia (mammal)
Habitat: Barren rocky landscape
Appearance: Similar to a tan egg

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Say hello to the Pygmy Squirrel, a forest-dwelling micro-mammal from Borneo that weighs just 15 grams (lemmy.world)

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With its fuzzy tail, tufted ears, and curious eyes, this squirrel is not only adorable-it's also incredibly elusive. It spends its life scampering through mossy branches, feeding on bark, fungi, and lichens.

Fact: This species (Exilisciurus exilis) is one of the smallest squirrels ever recorded-and one of the hardest to spot in the wild!

Photo by Ch'ien C. Lee

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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

The crazy scientist after getting electrocuted by one of their inventions: