tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post3126453693317458019..comments2023-10-19T16:41:02.946+02:00Comments on mainly mongoose: Flipless rock flippingmainly mongoose (Lynda)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-48647366297234766602010-10-06T14:22:40.159+02:002010-10-06T14:22:40.159+02:00Max-e,
I must admit I felt no desire to handle thi...Max-e,<br />I must admit I felt no desire to handle this one; a bit put off by those claws. You must have been a fearless kid...<br /><br />Lil Earthwoman,<br />Nice to hear from you again. Yes, dwarf pups are really cute at this age; they always remind me of baby bears. Sadly, they're quite indiscriminate about who they bite!mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-6266725032797965442010-09-22T22:58:13.519+02:002010-09-22T22:58:13.519+02:00Dear Lynda,
sorry for having been that quiet, was ...Dear Lynda,<br />sorry for having been that quiet, was a bit busy. Not busy enough to always sink in each of your blog entries. I even print them out as the knowledge is priceless, and I second every word of the others.<br />However, when I look at this special photo with the little pup, hey, I almost start lactating, LOL.<br />This is by far the cutest I’ve ever seen.Lil_Earthwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364224231811958467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-66007883929125543742010-09-19T10:05:17.772+02:002010-09-19T10:05:17.772+02:00Hi Lynda, this is where you say, "Oh flip!&qu...Hi Lynda, this is where you say, "Oh flip!" I used to catch these as a kid when I lived on a bushveld farm. The secret was to get hold of their neck and the base of the tail. Haven't had a desire to catch any for a while now.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-87718473848318884292010-09-14T21:53:58.499+02:002010-09-14T21:53:58.499+02:00Joan,
I'm sure you'll find lots of little ...Joan,<br />I'm sure you'll find lots of little critters to keep you busy here.<br /><br />John,<br />You're right about the monitors (and Alaskan rocks too, I presume). I've found out that southern Africa's Rock monitors used to be considered the same species as Savannah monitors (which apparently occur further north) but they've now been classified as a separate species due to differences in penis morphology. They're (theoretically) called white-throated monitors (Varanus albigularis), although I've never heard anyone call them that here. Sorry for being out of date!<br /><br />Philip,<br />Yes, this guy is seriously stuck in a rut!<br /><br />Dave,<br />It doesn't quite have the same ring to it, does it. Maybe next year I'll be brave enough to flip.<br /><br />Rebecca,<br />Yes, I was very relieved that I'd been let off the hook!<br /><br />Bev,<br />Thank you. He didn't stay under-a-rock. I dropped by later in the morning and he'd trundled off.mainly mongoose (Lynda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917384766182752791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-89380917880657372952010-09-14T17:05:02.039+02:002010-09-14T17:05:02.039+02:00Wonderful photos and information on this very inte...Wonderful photos and information on this very interesting creature-under-a-rock!bevhttp://magickcanoe.com/blog11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-15115829465433767252010-09-14T04:16:03.452+02:002010-09-14T04:16:03.452+02:00WOW! I love monitor lizards; I wish I lived in a ...WOW! I love monitor lizards; I wish I lived in a place where we had creatures like this. How cool to encounter him just when you needed something interesting under a rock to post about.rebeccahttp://rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-86801032741776549832010-09-13T20:54:07.497+02:002010-09-13T20:54:07.497+02:00Thanks for the great natural history lesson and ph...Thanks for the great natural history lesson and photos! Glad you found a way to participate in what perhaps we should rename International Rock Peering-Under Day.Davehttp://www.vianegativa.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-23519802477277869152010-09-13T12:01:51.440+02:002010-09-13T12:01:51.440+02:00So why did I not know about this rock flipping day...So why did I not know about this rock flipping day :( This guy looks like he is really jammed in there obviously so you can not pull him out :)Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386013590306899386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-74301726885747566602010-09-12T23:46:58.002+02:002010-09-12T23:46:58.002+02:00My home in Alaska is the place to flip rocks, you&...My home in Alaska is the place to flip rocks, you're garanteed to find nothing that can hurt you. Breaking a nail, or pulling a muscle are the only hazards.<br />When I was in SA earlier this year, I saw the Nile Monitor and another monitor species that looked nothing like what the pet stores here call Savannah Monitors. They looked like White-throated Monitors, (pet store name). They were common in Ndumo Park in KwaZulu Natal. Maybe a common name like Rock Monitor, or Savannah Monitor encompasses several different species?johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767913719381352936.post-108834502047638522010-09-12T14:15:29.784+02:002010-09-12T14:15:29.784+02:00LOL!! I wish I cold write like you do Lynda. Your ...LOL!! I wish I cold write like you do Lynda. Your sense of humour shines through with every line. Love it!!<br /><br />With all I I have to do today, I clean forgot to go flipping over rocks which is just as well. I would probably have pulled a muscle, broken a finger or got bitten and so spoiled my up-coming holiday and NOTHING is going to stand in my way of that. :)<br /><br />I will also go and check out what OTHERS have found. :)<br /><br />I am hoping I will find many species of lizard and scorpion on my vacation as I have not collected pictures of things in that area before. I think I am seriously going to need to take a break after my holiday to recuperate. LOL!!SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com