Spiny Mice Have Bones in Their Skin

In the evolutionary arms race between predator and prey, mammals have mostly gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to body armor.
There are, of course, a few exceptions to this rule... And that makes these super-healing spiny mice super weird mammals.

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