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It hasn't quite been a normal day (Edgar and I aren't feeling up to snuff), so no animal post today either. Honest, I will tomorrow.
Neat things about my car:
- the doors not only lock as you start driving, but they unlock when you remove the key after turning the car off
- the side mirrors are heated - it comes on with the rear window defroster
- it corners on a dime
- great shock absorption
The neatest thing about my car:
- it's mine!
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My transporter? Coming in VERY handy. And they said Star Trek technology was fantasy. Pshaw!
No animal posts tonight. It's been quite the day today, from crazy day at work to picking up my NEW CAR tonight, to some other stuff going on. My head is killing me and I don't have the energy to research and type tonight. I plan on taking my NEW CAR to get groceries tomorrow (especially since I now have to make sure I make and take lunch to work every day instead of throwing money away), then do a lot of studying.
So there you have it. A NaBlo post to say I won't be doing a post with any meat to it tonight. Ciao kiddies.
p.s. Did I mention I now have a NEW CAR???
The term "lemur" is derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning "spirits of the night" or "haunter". This likely refers to their large reflective eyes and the wailing cries of some species (the Indri in particular).
Lemurs are primates. There are five families of lemurs which contain 99 species and subspecies.
Quick facts:
- Lemurs live on the island of Madagascar as well as surrounding islands
- Lemurs range in size from 30 grams to 10 kg
- Before humans inhabited Madagascar, there were species of lemurs that weighed up to 240 kg
- Lemurs use their tails for communication as well as for balance when leaping between trees
- Lemurs have opposable thumbs
- Lemurs have a reflective layer over their retinas to enhance night vision
- Lemurs depend heavily on the sense of smell and have large nasal cavities and moist noses
Click each pic to embiggen and see some lesser-known lemurs.
Been busy with other stuff tonight and I just realized the time. I'll have to use my car post as my Nablo of the day. Back to quasi-theme posts tomorrow. By the way, there are still a few post suggestions given in a previous post that I can use, but feel free to throw more at me if you wish.
Given that this is Remembrance Day, let me leave you with this video from Veterans' Affairs Canada.
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The mongoose lives in southern Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. They also live in some Caribbean and Hawaiian islands, although as an introduced species. Speaking of species, there are more than 30 species of mongoose and they can range from one to four feet long (think squirrel-sized to cat-sized). That's a lot of mongoose!
Daisy, you'll like this part: Mongooses mostly feed on insects, crabs, earthworms, LIZARDS, snakes, chickens, and rodents. They will also eat eggs and carrion.
Some mongoose species can be taught tricks, which of course made people want to domesticate them and keep them as pets, usually to keep down the population of vermin. They are, however, pretty destructive. This has been shown to be the case in the Hawaiian islands where they were brought in and now are responsible for having a significant negative effect on native fauna.
More interesting mongoose facts:
- Some species, such as the Indian mongoose, are popularly used to fight and kill venomous snakes, including cobras. They are capable of doing this because of their agility and cunning, and their thick coat.
- The helogale pervula (common dwarf mongoose) has the phylogenic
background that relates them closely to the family Hyeanidae (hyenas),
Viverridae (civets), and Felidae (lions).
- The mongoose emits a high pitched noise, commonly known as giggling,
when it mates. The giggling is also a form of courtship when this
animal is choosing a mate.
I can't top that last fact, so I'll just leave you with pictures.
Today, I'm going with Daisy's pick of: Lizards! There are quite a few lizards that live in Florida, which is where Daisy and Harley live. You can learn about what lizards live in Florida here.
I hope Daisy doesn't mind (let me know if you do, Daisy), but I'm going to use a few of her posts about lizards to help talk about them. We won't mention the alligators that live near her, though, so as not to scare anybody!.
If you read about lizards and decide you want to get a more personal experience, you can try capturing one. Here is Daisy (with a special appearance by her sister Pixie, who is, sadly, no longer with us) to give you some tips and hints. Once you catch a lizard, and maybe name him George, or even Snack, you can set up your own little observation station to do all sorts of scientific-y watching and stuff. Here are some of the surprising things you may learn.
To finish off today's post about lizards, I will leave you with a PSA from Daisy and Harley about being careful what you wish for when it comes to lizards.
Thanks again, Professor Daisy!
p.s to all Daisy and Harley fans - they are now selling a 2010 calendar!
If you read the comments on yesterday's post, you'll know that today leaves the bonobos in the dust for VOLES!
Voles are a small rodent and are often confused with mice, moles, and rats, and are only found in the northern hemisphere. There are 155 species of voles (although these guys say 124), including pine, water, mountain, etc. They will eat a wide variety of food, from bark to dead animals and insects. They are quite fond of roots and bulbs, often killing the plant before the gardener realizes the animals are even there.
And hey, voles even have their own website! I think they should send one of their own out to design classes, though, to spruce the page up a bit. They're small, they could sneak into class in someone's backpack.
Apparently voles deserve more attention. Purdue University states that they are the fastest evolving mammal and are a bit of a genetic enigma.
Today's final vole lesson is taught in pictures:
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