The Only Known Cold-Blooded Mammal Looked Like a Goat But Lived Like Crocodile

The Only Known Cold-Blooded Mammal Looked Like a Goat But Lived Like Crocodile

Hidden for millions of years in island caves, Myotragus balearicus—a strange, goat-like mammal—defied everything we thought we knew about warm-blooded creatures. Known as the Balearic Islands cave goat, this extinct species holds the title of the only known cold-blooded mammal. Reconstructed from fossil remains found on the Balearic Islands, Myotragus balearicus didn’t just look unusual—it lived unusually. Imagine a mammal that behaved like a re…