And Now For Something Completely Different
Skimming through _The Book of General Ignorance_, I learned something last night that was so fascinating and unbelievable it made me get out of bed.
Most of you probably know (or think you know) that all mammals have 7 neck vertebrae. While this is apparently true in the general case, there are exceptions. Three of 'em, to be precise.
The manatee and the two-toed sloth both have only 6 neck vertebrae. This is probably due to a fusion of the first two, but that's just a guess on my part.
The three-toed sloth has a whopping NINE.
Weird, huh? Anybody want to go to the bone room at the Smithsonian?
Most of you probably know (or think you know) that all mammals have 7 neck vertebrae. While this is apparently true in the general case, there are exceptions. Three of 'em, to be precise.
The manatee and the two-toed sloth both have only 6 neck vertebrae. This is probably due to a fusion of the first two, but that's just a guess on my part.
The three-toed sloth has a whopping NINE.
Weird, huh? Anybody want to go to the bone room at the Smithsonian?
posted by Ted @ 14:36
3 Comments:
At 28/10/07 20:32 ,
Yankee John said...
yawn
facinating
no really
nice to see that when they did your nose, they left the funny and interesting sections of the brain alone.
At 29/10/07 05:55 ,
Ted said...
*sigh* You can always tell a St. James boy. You just can't tell him much.
Jenny, when you're home-schooling, it'll be interesting to see how you deal with Remedial Boy.
At 29/10/07 15:12 ,
KAISER ANDY I said...
Ted, I don't think I want to accompany you anywhere that is titled "the bone room."
But seriously- Jenny, keep us apprised of john's progress.
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