Episode #3.2- The Snow Clammal

Alex: Welcome again to "Unusual Specimens," where we get an up-close look at things we don't want to get an up-close look at. I'm your co-host Alex Greenworthingston, and this is the other co-host, Colin Penningsford. This week we're going to continue with our investigation of the Snow Clammal, a resident of Beigneton. I'll let Colin explain to you folks what makes this "specimen" so "unsual." Take it away, Penningsford.

Colin: Thanks Alex. What we're seeing here is the Snow Clammal at rest. Blinky (Unusual Specimens staff photog) is using his special X-Ray camera, or perhaps just his rusty swiss army knife, to give us an EXCLUSIVE look at what exactly is going on inside the Snow Clammal's oral cavity. Due to the frequent snowstorms here in tropical Beigneton, the Clammal often has to take shelter inside it's own mouth to stay warm. Here, you can see that it has prepared itself some tea, the fixings for which it keeps inside a hollow, mug shaped tooth which it then drinks the tea from. But I forget Alex, where does it get the hot water from?

Alex: The Snow Clammal has a modified salivary gland, which heats up to intense temperatures. The real question is where they find the saucer. These clammals can hibernate in this manner for up to 10 months in order to survive Beigneton's fierce blizzard season. After they awake, they become ravenous and consume as much as they can for a few months, until they must hibernate again. Have you ever hibernated for 10 months before, Colin?

Colin: Well, that certainly would explain the amount of time it takes for us to release an episode, wouldn't it Alex? Bah-dum-tchk. Thanks for joining us this week kids, and stay tuned for more Unusual Secimens.