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Recent entries
some death-defying species from madagascar, my death defied and her extinction defied, yeah both in one trip - 2009-08-11
the borg - 2009-08-10
appearing soon in your hometown - 2009-08-10
tweet - 2009-08-09
don't be talking about me in front of my face, yall - 2009-08-06
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By public demand, and after a delay of an embarrassing number of years, I've finally put my notorious essay, Ender and Hitler: Sympathy for the Superman, free on the fabulous internets.
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A bibliography of my published books and stories.
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| The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill blog by Mark Bittner about feral Cherry-Headed Conures in San Francisco. |
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top this: my lemur life list
2007-12-06 - 8:12 a.m.
© 2007 by elaine radford
a degenerate ring-tailed delinquent peeks into my cabin and scares me out of
two year's growth, sure, they're harmless, but damn, they know how to look
tough when they need to, this character looks like he's been out partying all
night and not planning to stop any time soon either
The focus of our trip was the birds of prey, and we really made no special effort to
find lemurs. Yet we often happened across excellent views, and I feel happy with the
view of all 16 on my list. If you want to bump up
your species count, I highly recommend you to take any night walks whenever you can.
There's a "pocket identification guide" called Lemurs of Madagascar by Conservation
International that you can use to help familiarize yourself with the various
species and forms. But don't ignore advice from the field technicians and guides
on the ground who know the animals best. Also, be aware that new species or subspecies
are still being found, so all printed materials are subject to updates.
Our leader had just discovered two new species of
Mouse Lemur not long before our tour.
I have listed my lemurs in the order that I encountered them, not in any kind of
scientific or taxonomic order. I have not listed "heard only" species, such as
Red Ruffed Lemur.
mama ring-tailed lemur doesn't let baby on her back stop her from
scent-marking her territory for her followers, who all stopped and sniffed
where indicated
Important note: As I am very far from being any kind of mammal expert, don't
identify any species on the basis of a label on one of my photos. Always double
check your identifications with another source. And if you feel that I have incorrectly
identified any species in my photos, you are welcome to email me and say why.
young ring-tailed lemur, berenty
My lemur life list:
- Milne-Edwards' Sifaka -- Prophithecus edwardsi
- Common Brown Lemur -- Eulemur fulvus
- Coquerel's Sifaka -- P. coquereli
- Western Woolly Lemur -- Avahi occidentalis
- Milnes-Edwards Sportive Lemur -- Lepilemur edwardsi
- Gray Mouse Lemur -- Microcebus murinus
- Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur -- Cheirogaleus medius
- Mongoose Lemur -- E. mongoz
- White-Fronted Brown Lemur -- E. albifrons
- Ring-Tailed Lemur -- Lemur catta
- Verreaux's Sifaka -- P. verreauxi
- Reddish-Gray Mouse Lemur -- M. griseorufus
- White-Footed Sportive Lemur -- Lepilemur leucopus
- Red-Fronted Brown Lemur -- E. rufus
- Diademed Lemur -- P. diadema
- Indri -- Indri indri
awwwwwww, ain't that sweet -- gray mouse lemur, parc ankarafantsika
verreaux's sifaka, mama and baby, if you don't get at least one good mama and baby shot of
lemurs whilst in mada, you probably aren't trying
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