The footage revealed that as well as munching on their mother’s skin, S. annulatus young could get their mother to eject a fat- and carbohydrate-rich liquid from her cloaca — the combined rear opening for the reproductive and digestive systems — by making high-pitched clicking noises. The young would also stick their heads into the cloaca to feed.
12 Comments
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
I love this creature! Ever since I read that article, it's been hard not to bring it up in completely inappropriate conversations!
kalessin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I've got a cloaca, Greg. Can you milk me?
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
But that’s not a mammal!
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 2y
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 2y
Between that and the lead image… goodness
Naz@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
That's enough internet for today
SomeGuy69@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I'm no longer asking for someone to bottle that milk and sell it.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Me neither, when it’s much better straight from the source.
Dnn@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
That feels like the Reddit of old - extreme niche memes but proper context in the comments. That's how you learn nowadays!
anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
What does the "got milk?" phrase come from anyway?
h3mlocke@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
From an advertisement campaign by Big Milk
anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Ahh ok. Thanks
Sal@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
😆