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Post by Hippo on Sept 24, 2015 23:30:40 GMT -5
Do people still have requests? Got a few left.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 21:00:17 GMT -5
How about the chupacabra?
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Post by Lord Lucan on Sept 25, 2015 21:41:56 GMT -5
The red panda, emperor penguin, ostrich or salamander?
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Post by Lord Lucan on Sept 25, 2015 21:43:29 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 21:47:17 GMT -5
You don't think that chupacabras are real?! |
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Post by Hippo on Sept 25, 2015 22:31:36 GMT -5
You don't think that chupacabras are real?! Real or not, monsters, fantastical beasts and especially cryptids are not animals and are Nudie's turf. Only species under Animalia count for this thread and while you might think they count as animals, they don't!! |
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Post by Hippo on Sept 25, 2015 22:33:31 GMT -5
The red panda, emperor penguin, ostrich or salamander? Red panda has a place already, nothing on penguins so I'll add that, ostrich sounds interesting and the salamander is a salamander. They're on the list, options still open. |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Sept 26, 2015 0:47:41 GMT -5
The red panda, emperor penguin, ostrich or salamander? Red panda has a place already, nothing on penguins so I'll add that, ostrich sounds interesting and the salamander is a salamander. They're on the list, options still open. Yeah but a group of salamanders is maelstorm. How awesome is THAT? |
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Post by Hippo on Sept 26, 2015 0:52:45 GMT -5
Pretty awesome, MrsLangdonAlger, I like the idea of random group names for animals. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Sept 26, 2015 7:09:48 GMT -5
The best group name is still the one for pugs - a grumble.
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Post by Lord Lucan on Sept 26, 2015 8:03:40 GMT -5
The best group name is still the one for pugs - a grumble.  |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Sept 26, 2015 8:12:22 GMT -5
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Post by Lone Locust of the Apocalypse on Sept 26, 2015 8:14:17 GMT -5
Do some felids.
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Post by Hippo on Sept 26, 2015 8:19:50 GMT -5
Would but you'll have to pick one, I'm probably doing manuls next week so is that okay? |
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Post by Tellyfier on Sept 26, 2015 8:34:52 GMT -5
Manuls! Manuls! Manuls!
They're so cute with their tiny ears and the round pupils and then they stare at you and turn total badass!
So yes, I am very much for Manuls next week.
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Post by Hippo on Sept 26, 2015 11:20:28 GMT -5
Manuls it is.
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Post by Lone Locust of the Apocalypse on Sept 26, 2015 12:06:31 GMT -5
Snow Leopards.
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Post by Hippo on Sept 26, 2015 12:13:14 GMT -5
Okay, snow leopards it'll be.
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Post by Post-Lupin on Sept 26, 2015 12:43:45 GMT -5
How about the chupacabra? God Damn It, it's 'Chupacabra s'! |
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Post by dＬᵒ on Sept 26, 2015 13:34:53 GMT -5
How about the chupacabra? God Damn It, it's 'Chupacabra s'! Just like your mom, it doesn't just suck one goat. |
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Post by Hippo on Sept 26, 2015 13:38:17 GMT -5
Don't bring your mom/mum jokes here, this is not a thread of ill repute even with Lupin here!
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Post by Post-Lupin on Sept 26, 2015 13:39:08 GMT -5
God Damn It, it's 'Chupacabra s'! Just like your mom, it doesn't just suck one goat.  |
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Post by dＬᵒ on Sept 26, 2015 13:39:57 GMT -5
Don't bring your mom/mum jokes here, this is not a thread of ill repute even with Lupin here! Well this thread is just like ur mum, full of animals. |
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Post by Hippo on Sept 26, 2015 13:46:04 GMT -5
At least Lupin is happy, he whipped out the Aggressively Clapping Orson Welles gif so there's no down from here.
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Post by Hippo on Sept 28, 2015 2:30:38 GMT -5
For this week it's mostly the manul, shaggy cat of the Tibetan plateau! Manul.. like a sexy Latin dancer... manuullll, gotta get that trilling L goin' on.... wait, start?
Before we head into talk of manuls, a tiny bit of background. Peter Pallas isn't a name many will recognise what with a German zoologist working in Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries but his legacy, that's the interesting part. While this is not about him, he is of interest as you may know manuls better by the name Pallas's Cat, this fop with the manga eyes is Pallas and no, he's nothing to do with Athena. He of course is the namesake for Pallas's cats (not Pallas cats, Pallas 's cats as in "property of Peter Pallas", yes I mean you with this, @matt1) as well as two types of bat, several birds, many more plants and a squirrel, all named for him during his incredibly long exploration expeditions across much of Russia and the new species he documented which includes the manul and none of which I'll be covering besides the manul. Manuls are small wild cats, mostly found in a large area covering many countries around the Tibetan plateau and the Himalayas. They were essentially discovered and documented by Peter Pallas in 1776. Being mountainous cats, they generally are solitary and live in caves around 3,000-5,000 metres above sea level. They're small, roughly the same size as a domestic cat but with round pupils, a shorter snout, low set ears and lots of fluffy, almost chinchilla-like fur making them seem far more stocky and short than they actually are. Generally, manuls will live for 11-15 years but don't try taking one home, they're very resistant to taming. They're also not well studied so information about them is thin as is this, sorry.
And of course, pics and gifs of the meowmeowfaced manul, enjoy. |
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Post by Lord Lucan on Sept 28, 2015 9:51:38 GMT -5
I definitely thought they were larger than domestic cats. How come that orange one is orange?
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Post by Hippo on Sept 28, 2015 9:58:19 GMT -5
Nope, same size roughly, like one of the bigger housecats. Orange fur? Random genetic checkbox got checked?
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Post by dＬᵒ on Sept 28, 2015 10:29:25 GMT -5
How come that orange one is orange? got her hair and nails did. |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Sept 28, 2015 10:49:11 GMT -5
I definitely thought they were larger than domestic cats. How come that orange one is orange? OMG, you can't just ask cats why they're orange! |
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Post by Hippo on Oct 5, 2015 1:41:09 GMT -5
Giraffes!
The giraffe, mostly long necked and gangly legged but that's not all that's going on with these horse creatures! Giraffidae are made up of the okapi, an odd incomplete zebra, and the giraffe which has nine sub-species defined by the sizing and shape of their markings. As an ungulate it is related to hippos, goats, deer and other cloven hoofed non-kosher types. The giraffe are scattered around in various countries in Africa, most being endangered with some critically endangered. The most notable thing about the giraffe besides their markings are their long necks, these start off short at birth but the vertebrae grow over time to allow them to reach high foliage and tend to stand at around 15-20 feet tall with 7 foot taken up by the neck alone. Given the disproportionate bias in giraffe anatomy, it has an odd gait when moving at speed and can seem unstable. Even with that though, it can pound the dirt at speeds upto 35mph and keep up a similar pace for several miles. Giraffes takes 13 months to gestate before being born and can live upto 25 years in the wild though only a small proportion of the giraffes born actually make it to adulthood due to predation. Male giraffes participate in necking as part of their dominance rituals, trying to hit the other in the neck with their stubby horns called ossicones, occasionally using their powerful legs to kick. What makes this interesting though is the high rate of male-on-male mounting after necking so there you go, giraffes aren't generally gay but they might be.
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