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Venomous Mammals Evolved From Venomous Reptiles
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by Cro on June 23, 2005
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Found this interesting.
"Early mammal species, which evolved from reptiles, may have had poisonous bites at one time."
Here is the link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0506230207jun23,1,7557293.story?page=1&coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
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RE: Venomous Mammals Evolved From Venomous Reptile
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by Cro on June 23, 2005
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As the article stated, many Shrews are venomous.
As far as the Slow Loris is concerned, envenomation by a Slow Loris bite is not caused by injecting venom through fangs, or chewing in venom by specialized grooved teeth, but by toxins in the silava that originate from the brachial organ on the arm, that the animal licks during grooming. These toxins seem to be picked up by the silava of the animal, and transferred into the wound when the animal bites someone or something. So the mechanism of Loris envenomation is a bit different.
Just as the metheod of envenomation by Platypus and Echidna is a bit different, by way of spurrs. JohnZ
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Anonymous post on June 23, 2005
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Sweet people evolved from cupcakes.
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RE: Venomous Mammals Evolved From Venomous Reptile
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Anonymous post on June 24, 2005
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Mammals dont need venom. WE now have better tactics at detering predators......TUBE SOCKS!!!! LoL, only joking. Neat article though.
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