Sweet little Mole ( Scalopus aquatus )
Dont get confused what you are seeing is infact an animal which lives on our own planet Earth like we do.Star nosed Moles ( Scalopus aquatus ) Scalopus aquaticus is found from southeastern Wyoming, South Dakota, and central Texas, prefers fields and open woodland.This animal ranges somewhere between 110-180 mm in length and body is covered by velvet fur.
Adult star-nosed mole exhibit heavily clawed forelimbs, well equipped for digging, and the twenty-two touch-sensitive appendages ringing its snout.These fleshy pink “fingers” on the snout of the star-nosed mole point to this animal’s unique evolutionary history.
Nearly blind, the animal uses this sensitive, star-shaped fleshy pink fingers to feel around in its dark, underground environment.This highly energetic burrower can detect small prey and gulp them with a very high speed which a human eye fail to detectThe average life span of this animal is around three years
Additional reading : Animal Diversity.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Talpidae
Subfamily: Scalopinae
Genus: Scalopus
Species: Scalopus aquaticus
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This thing looks very cute, the star face looks more like that of a cockeral
Btw, did you read about the smallest snake in the world that measures only 10cm. Read this small information piece in yesterday’s Hindu.
Ajith
Yeah these are really very cute…….and i saw one video where they show how fast it gulp’s its prey……its awesome speed being a almost blnd animal……yeah ajith i read about barbados snake in eureka alert………thanks !!!!
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