Cool Animals

[Racoon]

Cougars also known as Puma's and mountain lions ;)

 

These guys could be a danger on the Great Sasquatch hunt. :rolleyes:

 

Cougars, as they more commonly known, usually patrol a territory of ~125 square miles.

Territories are defended by a mutual avoidence as opposed to confrontation. :cocktail: Females territories can overlap...;)

 

Cougars don't roar, but Purr.

These felines can have the playfulness and affinity for catnip like a housecat; but are capable of being lethal, and ellusive.

 

These creatures are Myth and Legend amoung Native American culture,

 

 

Safety Link:

http://www.nps.gov/ccso/cougar.htm

Info:

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/feliconc.htm

Travel info:

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/cougar.htm

 

 

[InfiniteNow]

Then there was K-Swiss, the puma who had brand identity issues... :confused:

[Racoon]

Wombats...:confused:

 

these guys are pretty cool!

Wombats are an Australian marsupial. they are short with short legs.

 

They are herbivores and eat grasses, herbs, and bark. They have an "extraordinarly slow metabolism", and it take a 14 day cycle. :confused:

 

Wombats are popular in Zoos as they have little fear of humans, but make poor pets as they are decidedly solitary.

 

more intriguing info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat

 

and:

http://www.australianfauna.com/wombat.php

 

 

Cute Huh?? :)

[InfiniteNow]

Wombats...:confused:

 

these guys are pretty cool!

Wombats are an Australian marsupial. they are short with short legs.

Does anyone remember that commercial... everyone was watching Jeopardy, and the woman didn't know the answer, and they cut to people all over the world watching their televisions yelling:

 

"MAR SOOO PEEE UHLLLL!!!!"

 

 

What the heck was that commercial for? Anyone remember?

 

 

 

Then there was Mildred, the 9 foot tall Wombat. Her friends, while sendentary, would run like the dickens every time she came around. :confused:

[Mercedes Benzene]

I love bush babies!

 

(See attachment), or a google search would do just fine.

[CerebralEcstasy]

 

I'm pretty enamoured with this guy.....

[Racoon]

Tasmanian Devils

 

If anything, these animals have a cool name. :doh:

Tasmanian Devils are the worlds largest carnivorous Marsupials.

They are the size of a small dog, but are built stocky and solid. Devils have a big head and short stubby tail.

 

Devils are nocturnal, and get rowdy and noisy when eating.

Kinda' Like the Looney Toons cartoon Taz :shrug: except I don't think they spin...

 

Here are a couple good links to learn some more:

 

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/devil.html

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devil

 

 

Sorry for quoting myself..

 

But I believe that what you are enamoured with is a Tasmanian Devil,... Cerebral Ecstasy. :)

 

I agree that they are really cool...

these links have some pretty decent info, that is easier to read than it is for me to type. :eek2:

[dagaz]

Tasmanian Devils are the worlds largest carnivorous Marsupials.

The tassie devil has only been the world's largest carnivorous marsupials for the last 70 years. Prior to that the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) was the largest, however the last one died in the Hobart Zoo in 1936. There has been efforts by a team at the University of Adelaide to recreate a Thylacine from fragments of DNA, however I think they have passed now.

 

One of my personal favourite animals is the Pademelon - they are the smallest of the kangaroo family and mainly hang out in rainforest or dense scrub. They are highly elusive critters, I've heard their 'thump, thump' as they hop through the rainforest a hell of a lot more times than I've actually seen them.

[Drip Curl Magic]

I love bush babies!

 

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:shrug:

[Mercedes Benzene]

Yay!

Bush babies!

[Racoon]

Mongoose!

 

I got interested when I was reading about Indian fables about the Mongoose vs. the Cobra. (which is also gambled upon like cock fighting)

As it is known as the snakes worst enemy.

 

There are over 30 species of Mongoose from the Herpestidae family. They are small cat-like creatures. Mongooses are mostly carnivorous and will eat bugs, lizards, rodents, worms and sometimes fruit. :cup:

 

They are fast, quick,agile, and smart. Mongooses can be domesticated and taught simple tricks. :) and are kept as pets for pest control reasons.

 

 

some more Info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose

 

http://me.essortment.com/mongoose_rhbg.htm

 

[InfiniteNow]

Then there was Melvin, the mongoose who fell in love with Chaquita... the cobra. :cup:

[Michaelangelica]

Kangaroos are cool

They look like Afghans (hounds) and like people and food

The female can keep one baby on the grass one at the teat and one coming along.

So a good season comes and WHamo! lots of Kangaroos

How do they do that?

 

Australia is the only country where you can eat the National Coat of Arms

 

Kangaroos are delicious and very nutritious. !

[Barry Scott]

Haddock

[Mercedes Benzene]

I was just watching a show on the discovery channel.

They examined geoducks.

They are quite possibly one of the most remarkable organisms (in my opinion)!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoduck

 

There you go!

[Ganoderma]

hehe we used to dig fo rthose at the beaches when we were kids in BC. so damn hard to find, we always thought they dug faster than us....and they would constantly spray us with water from there "penis". well thats what we thought it was at the time. cool kritters.

[Boerseun]

...and they would constantly spray us with water from there "penis". well thats what we thought it was at the time. cool kritters.

And you probably thought it was "water" as well! ;)