tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post7272237867683686187..comments2023-10-19T16:41:02.946+02:00Comments on mainly mongoose: Today a gerbil, tomorrow the worldmainly mongoose (Lynda)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-35795922295967940572011-07-02T23:03:03.022+02:002011-07-02T23:03:03.022+02:00Olivia,
I think you've given me nightmares wit...Olivia,<br />I think you've given me nightmares with that image! Crabs just look so implacable, and the thought of all those little scratchy feet... urgh!mainly mongoose (Lynda)http://mainlymongoose.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-41123035041352416722011-06-27T16:03:01.021+02:002011-06-27T16:03:01.021+02:00"quolls, dunnarts, antechinuses"...I ref..."quolls, dunnarts, antechinuses"...I refuse to believe that these are real creatures, regardless of whatever photographic evidence you provide...<br /><br />While I understand the dire warnings others are giving you, at least the mongoose are focused on your backpack. And why not? You're only observing them. Back when I was studying shore crabs, we used to joke about how the crabs that were returned would tell stories of alien abduction--being captured and subjected to bizarre experiemtents--and, as I walked the cobble beaches, I really began to feel the weight of all of those stalked eyes upon me. I had dreams of waking up tethered to the beach, Gulliver-among-the-Lilliputians style, feeling the prickle of sharp feet running over me as they contemplated their next move.<br /><br />- OliviaOlivia V. Ambrogiohttp://beastsinapopulouscity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-75432621404503721782011-06-27T14:37:04.800+02:002011-06-27T14:37:04.800+02:00Biobabbler,
I sincerely hope your cats never rebel...Biobabbler,<br />I sincerely hope your cats never rebel. Based on my experience, your cunning plan has a fatal flaw: 'extract cat from face'.<br />Cat claws are designed to hook rather than scratch. I was attacked by one of my dying cats recently (while she was spaced out on a psychotic drug that was meant to stimulate her appetite) and I was entirely unable to prise her off my arm!<br /><br />Elva,<br />Mongooses are super-fascinating little critters. Also frighteningly well-toothed...<br /><br />Snail,<br />I was bitten by a pup today; is this an early warning sign? Are they developing a covert lust for human blood?? Perhaps I should start wearing gaiters and carrying a big stick...<br /><br />Lil_Earthwoman,<br />Quolls were my first love. <br />As an undergraduate I used to scale a 10 foot fence each night to sneak into the Zoology Department compound to watch their captive quolls. During my third year I accidentally broke off the fence's overhang and the Department decided to give me a key!Mainly mongoose (Lynda)http://mainlymongoose.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-37416174902449706992011-06-22T12:19:36.387+02:002011-06-22T12:19:36.387+02:00Oh Lynda, gimme the mongooses!!!!
They are utterl...Oh Lynda, gimme the mongooses!!!! <br />They are utterly endearing in every way! The quolls as well, you made me to dig for more about them, fascinating little animals!<br />As always I inhaled your article, and thank you so much for the beautiful new photos of the gorgeous dwarves, their accusing look is impressively visible, charms even more to them!Lil_Earthwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364224231811958467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-37267592101595456112011-06-22T09:50:22.290+02:002011-06-22T09:50:22.290+02:00You know, they've got their eye on your backpa...You know, they've got their eye on your backpack. I think we can all work out what their next step might be ...Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-25130754085246793412011-06-22T07:41:06.461+02:002011-06-22T07:41:06.461+02:00What a facinating account of your mongoose group b...What a facinating account of your mongoose group behavior ....Elva Paulsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642197019054496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-21530918837353759892011-06-21T06:43:09.116+02:002011-06-21T06:43:09.116+02:00MAN. I LOOKED it up and EVERYTHING. And then typed...MAN. I LOOKED it up and EVERYTHING. And then typed it wrong. "wherewithal" erg. pardon. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-26669928706145084052011-06-21T06:41:09.394+02:002011-06-21T06:41:09.394+02:00wow. frightening. SUPER interesting AS ever.
I mu...wow. frightening. SUPER interesting AS ever.<br /><br />I must say that thoughts of animal rebellion have made me come up with my one and only plan if one of my cats becomes insane and a huge blurry ball of aggressive fury bent on my immediate-death-of-1,000-cuts destruction.<br /><br />And I've thought of this a bit (don't have to tell you the dark places biologists/realists go).<br /><br />Extract cat from face, and throw it against the wall, really hard.<br /><br />In all these years, I've still got nothin' else. They are SO fast and SO well armed and SO in-SANEly athletic (flying at and landing claws-out upon 6'tall-bb face is EASY), honestly don't think I'd have the mental where withal for anything more sophisticated. Certainly no time.<br /><br />hyenas--MAN those are some SCARY BEASTS! Girl power in the extreme!! yow. Cute mousie. LOVE your posts ALWAYS. So happy you are there and typing. =) A taking pictures!! =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.com