Titmel
Phallorhynchus mammamontis<<< species overview
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| Domain: | Simulata |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Phantasia |
| Phylum: | Autothropozoa |
| Class: | Infantiliscomedia |
| Order: | Graphiformes |
| Family: | Erotidae |
| Genus: | Phallorhynchus |
| Species: | mammamontis |
| Name: | Titmel |
Description
This is a titmel. It's been first described in 2007. Other than camels, it lives in the mangroves only. When the flood comes, it sticks its long trunk inside a tight and wet hole. The thickening at the tip of the trunk serves as an anchor. At the back it has two huge humps which always float on the surface. They feel very nice. Because the titmel can't breathe underwater, there's a nose on each hump. It can't flee in water, so it follows a very interesting defense strategy. If an enemy appears (mostly sea cucumbers), it sprays milk out of its noses. That's very confusing for the enemy, because milk signals offspring. Every predator knows not to fight a feeding mother. When living at land, this weird animal behaves almost like a common rabbit. Always hopping around, looking for huge carrots and fresh holes. Scientists still try to figure out the reproductive system of that species. There's no evidence for sexual reproduction yet. It seems as if they just appear out of random holes in the swamp. Scientists definitely need to dig much deeper, harder and faster!Observation data
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