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Tan Eggs

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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:

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The tufted ground squirrel is noted for having the largest known tail to body size ratio of any mammal (infosec.pub)
submitted 4 weeks ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/taneggs@lemmy.ca
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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 21 points 4 weeks ago

Spruce tree lookin ass

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

Didn't skip tail day

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 4 weeks ago

It seems to have just moved most of its fur from its body to its tail and ears.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not a squirrel .... that's a large fluffy tail attached to a rat

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

large fluffy tail attached to a rat

Isn't that every squirrel? They're just adorable arboreal rats.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 9 points 4 weeks ago

Hmmm..., very mammalian

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 8 points 4 weeks ago

Fuckin showoff.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 weeks ago

That's a fit chipmunk with a custom buttplug

[–] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 7 points 4 weeks ago

That would make a good furry

[–] GreenPlasticSushiGrass@moist.catsweat.com 7 points 4 weeks ago

Maybe it was just really humid that day.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

That's fuckin goofy as shit

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Um why?