A fact from Heteromyidae appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 September 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that kangaroo rats in the family Heteromyidae do not need to drink because they obtain sufficient water from metabolising their food?
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We are working toward an article for every species of organism. Please do not merge heteromyid genus or species articles here. --Aranae 01:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
