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Second post in the #WildlifeWeek series.
Day 2 – Squeals return to the tall wet #grasslands of #Assam !!!
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Day 2 – Squeals return to the tall wet #grasslands of #Assam !!!
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Pygmy Hog is the tiniest, rarest and the most #endangered of all wild #pigs globally. In fact, phylogenetic analysis of the pygmy hog revealed that it belongs to a separate genus, Porcula. It is evolutionarily unique and completely different from #boars, #warthogs, and pigs.
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Known to once thrive in the lush tall and wet grassland plains of the sub #Himalayas, they were feared to be extinct in the 1960's but were “rediscovered” in the year 1971.
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Food for Thought (in 5 courses)
1) Photosynthesis is the production of carbohydrate & O2 from CO2 & H2O
1) Photosynthesis is the production of carbohydrate & O2 from CO2 & H2O
2) Cellulose & starch (both polysaccharides) differ in their bonds between the glucose units. No vertebrate make cellulase, the enzyme needed to cleave the bonds in cellulose. Thus we cannot directly utilize the most abundant carbohydrate in the biosphere.
3) Perhaps that's why most of the animals humanity has domesticate have been herbivores, with ruminants being the largest group. Their specialized digestion anatomy & their rumen microbial populations allow them to utilize high-fiber, low quality feedstuffs.
