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Ok, blame this guy: 
He mentioned a new species in his journal, which I now quote-
"In the "freaky cool rare critters" department, we have the Hispaniolan Solenodon captured on film for the first time: http://www.durrell.org/About-Durrel.....aught-on-film/
Seriously, SOMEONE should have this thing as a fursona. Look at the nose! It's adorable!
Also, I like this article because the expedition that filmed it was sponsored by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, started by one of my all-time favorite naturalist/authors (and human beings) Gerald Durrell. He's someone I would have liked to have met. Sadly, he died the year I first read one of his books. "
So this is HIS fault. Well, that and easily-inspired boredom... Heh.
Character is © to me, but should have some fun with him, too.
A wee EDIT: this needed something about booty- so there it is. :) 'Nother EDIT: the link I'd copied from his page seems to be broken, yet the one on his page actually does work, so I went to the science page it was from, copied the whole URL and re-pasted it in the body of the quote from Froggy's journal. It should work, now- I'll test it once I'm done this edit.
He mentioned a new species in his journal, which I now quote- "In the "freaky cool rare critters" department, we have the Hispaniolan Solenodon captured on film for the first time: http://www.durrell.org/About-Durrel.....aught-on-film/
Seriously, SOMEONE should have this thing as a fursona. Look at the nose! It's adorable!
Also, I like this article because the expedition that filmed it was sponsored by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, started by one of my all-time favorite naturalist/authors (and human beings) Gerald Durrell. He's someone I would have liked to have met. Sadly, he died the year I first read one of his books. "
So this is HIS fault. Well, that and easily-inspired boredom... Heh.
Character is © to me, but
should have some fun with him, too.A wee EDIT: this needed something about booty- so there it is. :) 'Nother EDIT: the link I'd copied from his page seems to be broken, yet the one on his page actually does work, so I went to the science page it was from, copied the whole URL and re-pasted it in the body of the quote from Froggy's journal. It should work, now- I'll test it once I'm done this edit.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 1006 x 1280px
File Size 868.7 kB
You live in the Dominican Republic or Cuba? 'Cuz these little guys are only found there. They do kinda look like possums, though they aren't marsupial, as far as I know (which is very little).
Here's a clip from the article the link above goes to:
A recent expedition to the Dominican Republic by staff from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has resulted in some of the only known film footage of one of the world’s poorest known and unusual mammals, the Hispaniolan solenodon.
This strange looking shrew-like creature with a long snout and specialised teeth capable of delivering venom represents the last of an ancient lineage of early mammals that lived near the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
Only two solenodon species survive today, one in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the other in Cuba, and both are threatened with extinction through habitat loss and introduced predators. They are very important species because of their long unique evolutionary history and also because they are among a handful of survivors of over 100 mammal species that have gone extinct in the West Indies since the arrival of humans.
This is the only venomous mammal I've ever heard of. Just neat. They're cute, about a pound in weight, maybe 18 to 24 inches long and venomous?! Dang.
Thanks for liking my pic!
Here's a clip from the article the link above goes to:
A recent expedition to the Dominican Republic by staff from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has resulted in some of the only known film footage of one of the world’s poorest known and unusual mammals, the Hispaniolan solenodon.
This strange looking shrew-like creature with a long snout and specialised teeth capable of delivering venom represents the last of an ancient lineage of early mammals that lived near the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
Only two solenodon species survive today, one in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the other in Cuba, and both are threatened with extinction through habitat loss and introduced predators. They are very important species because of their long unique evolutionary history and also because they are among a handful of survivors of over 100 mammal species that have gone extinct in the West Indies since the arrival of humans.
This is the only venomous mammal I've ever heard of. Just neat. They're cute, about a pound in weight, maybe 18 to 24 inches long and venomous?! Dang.
Thanks for liking my pic!
Try it now- it should be working (it worked on my test, anyway). I'll re-post it here, too: http://www.durrell.org/About-Durrel.....aught-on-film/
Heh, not bad... I've been doing something similar regarding a particular extinct specieds that's a bit similar to the solenodon family-- Leptictidium. :) (Do a keyword search for "leptictidium" and "lepti"- Slightly different results, but I've had at least some influence in the submissions so far. :) )
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Oooh? I'll have to go have a nose around- sounds like it could be a cool critter! I like beasties like this, and opossums and other marsupials, too. And rats- I love rats. Sabre-toothed cats, too- I have a resin-cast of a felis dinictus skull (I hope I have the name right). That's a bob-cat-sized kitty with those amazing choppers. He must have looked so neat!
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