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Post by moshev on Jan 16, 2007 23:11:45 GMT -4
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 16, 2007 23:21:55 GMT -4
I have heard of the pygmy hippopotamus, but not a butterfly bat. The bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), believed to be the world's smallest mammal ^So they're saying it's smaller than the pygmy marmoset? Whoa, that is small!  The ZSL says the fossil record of the lorids extends back to the Early Miocene (20 million years ago). ^Wow, that is far back! Interesting though. I hope they can save all of those creatures. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 16, 2007 23:39:48 GMT -4
The Loris I have long known about. I knew a woman named Loris, no wait, that was Doris! ;D
Loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates of the subfamily Lorinae in family Lorisidae. Loris is one genus in this subfamily and represents the slender lorises, while Nycticebus is the genus for the slow lorises.
I am fairly sure the Bronx Zoo's World of Darkness has some.
The bumblebee bat I never heard of, but the pygmy hippo, yes.
Looks like the Zoological Society of London is doing great work, as is the Bronx Zoo.
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Post by moshev on Jan 17, 2007 23:32:09 GMT -4
I have seen a pygmy hippo at the Baltimore Zoo several years ago.
I never knew about those other animals mentioned though. The Loris looks very fragile and was stunning to me in appearance. I'm sure there are alot of undiscovered things out there that come up from time to time. It's a heads up to protect our resources and our enviornment.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 17, 2007 23:43:42 GMT -4
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 18, 2007 0:40:41 GMT -4
That animal looks like it should be when the Mammoth was around. Different! |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 18, 2007 18:52:15 GMT -4
I hope they've trimmed those tusks as they will soon grow into his brain! |
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