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November 17, 2003
Ping and Pong
These little critters are red panda bear cubs. Red panda bear cubs kick ass.
I was walking home the other night when I almost bumped into the fat rear-end of a raccoon snuffling its way into the next morning's garbage pick-up. He backed up and waddled away across the street but not before I caught a clear look of embarassment. I laughed and pointed at him, Busted! I am convinced raccoons will inherit the earth if we humans do not work out.
A raccoon will eat almost anything; this is one reason it is such a successful animal. With their tiny hand-like forepaws, the raccoons can pick locks, unlatch bird feeders, open garbage cans, peel corn and catch fish.
A bar-argument broke out about raccoons a few days later. Are they dogs or bears? The phone-message left on my machine went unanswered that night but my next day investigations turned up the answer to the question. Racoons belong to a third group of animals that are neither dogs nor bears but includes critters such as pandas. The resemblance is obvious once it is pointed out.
And then... Jaguar cubs also kick ass.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at November 17, 2003 11:11 AM
Comments
My favorite animal is the Coatimundi (Nasua narica). They look like skinny racoons with a long pig-like snout, and a ringtail which sticks up when they walk except for the tip, which tilts slightly. Utterly curious and mischievous, they are social animals, unlike the solitary racoon. This feature makes them ideal as pets. But where would you find a soulmate who'd enjoy having a Coatimundi?
Posted by: Eric Scheie at November 17, 2003 02:33 PM