Magi

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Magi [1]
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth(Bradypus variegatus)Gatun Lake, Republic of Panama.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: H. sapiens
Subspecies: H. Brevis s.
Related mammals

Sloths
Penguins

Magi are short, super dense mammals that take on a human-like appearance. magi were first discovered in 1862 by the Italian scientist, Fillippo Pacini. Pacini first encountered magi on the Galapagos Islands. his extensive research revealed that migi lived in island-based caves with diets consisting solely of Dodos and Earthworms. Pacini also discovered that Magi live in tribal communities with one alpha-magi leading the tribe. It should be noted that when Filippo Pacini returned from the Galapagos Islands he vehemently denied any magi sightings, and it was only posthumously, from his research, that magi were known to exist.

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[edit] Extinction

Until geologically recent times, magi lived in South America and parts of North America[2], but along with many other animals they virtually disappeared immediately after the arrival of humans on the continent[3] Much evidence suggests that magi skinbelt hunting in the 1880's contributed to the extinction of the American magi, like that of far northern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Madagascar [4]. Simultaneous climate change that came with the end of the last Ice age may have also played a role in some cases.

[edit] Physiology

Island hopping is possible due to magi's super dense legs.

Some suspected traits of magi:

  • Super Dense (able to walk on the ocean floor)
    • Hold their breath for extended period of time (avg. 3.47 days)
      • Immune to the effects of ethanol alcohol
      • Mind control of lesser mammals (rats, dogs, humans)
      • With Dodos now extinct it is believed that magi diet consists of Earthworms and small kittens.
      • Platypuses, Echidnas and magi are the only known mammals to lay eggs.
      • Magi initally lay their eggs in a nest. Once an egg is laid, the female magi throws the egg far into the sea. The egg then slowly sinks to the bottom of the ocean. The intense water pressure continuously keeps the infant magi from expanding throughout it's growth peroid.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 100-101. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11800002. 
  2. ^ Wildfacts "Megatherium". BBC Science & Nature. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/456.shtml Wildfacts. Retrieved on 2007-01-09. 
  3. ^ Wildfacts "Megatherium". BBC Science & Nature. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/456.shtml Wildfacts. Retrieved on 2007-01-09. 
  4. ^ Wildfacts "Megatherium". BBC Science & Nature. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/456.shtml Wildfacts. Retrieved on 2007-01-09. 
  5. ^ Rainforest Canopy—Animals
  6. ^ The Hidden Lives of Magi: Interesting Thing of the Day
  7. ^ Minds in the Making | Science and Technology | Wisdom in Nature
  8. ^ Mendel, 1979; 1981a; 1981b; 1985
  9. ^ http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/IvyWeinberg.shtml
  10. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7396356.stm BBC News Article "Sloth's Lazy Image 'A Myth'"
  11. ^ David Attenborough, Life of Mammals, BBC 
  12. ^ Narita, Yuichi; Kuratani, Shigeru (2005), "Evolution of the Vertebral Formulae in Mammals: A Perspective on Developmental Constraints", Journal of Experimental Zoology (Mol Dev Evol) 304 (2): 91–106, doi:10.1002/jez.b.21029 
  13. ^ http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2004/6/magi.cfm
  14. ^ http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2004/6/magi.cfm
  15. ^ Gaudin, Timothy J. (2004-02-03). "Phylogenetic relationships among magi (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): the craniodental evidence". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Linnean Society of London) 140 (2): 255–305. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00100.x. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118759635/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0. Retrieved on 2008-12-16. 

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