monkeys & goats

March Madness 2013: Mammals Edition!

March 14, 2013
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Did you know hippos have 20-inch canines and are responsible for more human deaths in Africa annually than any other animal? That when attacked the wombat runs to its burrow and protects the entrance with its armored rear end? And the capybara is the largest South American rodent and keeps anacondas fat? Well, you would [...]

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Of Interest On January 31st, 2011

January 31, 2011

GeoTripper | The Yellowstone Media Storm: We’re All Gonna Die! Oh, Well Sure, But … … worrying about whether I’m gonna die from an eruption at Yellowstone is so far down my list of concerns that I am more worried about being gnawed to death by a pack of angry prairie dogs. It could happen, [...]

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It Snows Up Here. My Husband And I Have Conversations.

January 7, 2011

@maitri: The roads are slick up here in northeast Ohio. Lots of cars where they shouldn’t be. To think D scoffed at my 4WD vehicle. I have no problem with snow. It’s only when it sneaks up on me while I am ill-equipped to deal that snow and I have words. Last night, Ms. No [...]

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“I Was Bitten By A Boar”

September 4, 2009

I’ve decided on a band name and it shall be Wisconsin Monkeys.  Less punk rock with harmonium, more cello and glass-scratching.  Sorry, primates of Madison, I don’t care how much you like them, no Metallica covers.  Incidentally, I walked by Wisconsin National Primate Research Center everyday for five years.  Had I known they were experimenting [...]

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Welcome To Another Exciting Episode Of Untamed World

July 14, 2009

I’m your host, Maitri Hoek.  Over here we have the NY Daily News’s picks for World’s Ugliest Animals.  Check out the ill-fated twenty.  They’re not that ugly, poor things.  You’re the ugly ones, editors.  On the inside. I can’t believe they singled out the sloth (that cute, furry thing is ugly??), the naked mole rat, [...]

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Dance, Primates, Dance

June 29, 2009

A bit harsh, but not totally untrue (and it’s primates; the monkeys want to have nothing to do with it): Tweet

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Day 1248: 12 Monkeys? Try 50!

January 26, 2009

Thanks to D for the link and title of this post. LA Times | 50 is magic monkey number at Santa Ana Zoo (emphasis on the monkey quotes): For decades, the family that gave the city the land for its small but popular zoo has kept tabs on the primate population. The deal was 50 monkeys. [...]

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