If you're wondering what kind of critter that is, that is a Tarsier. The smallest primate commonly found in the Philippines. And what's the capital of the Philippines? Manila! Now, how do I know this? Because lately Michael and I have been filling our time with doing trivia quizzes online. We have a few favorite sites. The topics that we do the most are Geography related (capitals of Europe, what are the names of all the countries in Africa, etc.) and animals. Now, mind you, these are no light of heart quizzes. Naming off the countries of Africa can make you feel geographically challenged (REALLY dumb). And we don't do "average" quizzes. We only do "impossible", "difficult" and "tough." Thus the findings of the Tarsier originated.
Cute, hunh? The fingers freak Michael out. Speaking of diabolical philanges...check these out...
Courtesy of God via the Aye Aye.
The Aye Aye is well known for it's long, skinny middle finger. It uses it to tap to find tasty grubs under the bark of rotting wood. Next question, what is the name of the only scaled mammal? Here's a hint...
Still don't know? Me neither. Just kidding. It's a Pangolin! These frisky, toothless, long tongued, sticky saliva, ant eating creatures only walk on their hind legs because the front legs have huge claws that are completely useless for walking. However, those front legs are great for excavating ant hills. Now, what's crazy is they look like they're walking on all four legs, but look closer and AHA! They also curl up into a tight ball when threatened. Like the Armidillo, which always gives birth to quadruplets, ALWAYS.
Hope I'm not boring you too much.
Of course, no animal kingdom entry would be complete without at least an honorable mention to the largest rodent on the planet...the Capybara. (Mike thinks it's Peruvian for
"Anaconda Food").
Now, you're probably wondering how something like a Mountain Goat would find it's way up here. Well, a little known factoid about myself applies. As a kid growing up, one of my favorite stuffed animals was a mountain goat named "Mary." They are quite majestic and luxurious.Here's how incredibly these goats are. A picture
says a thousand words...
These are babies with their Moms climbing these cliff-faces. Kind of like the style of R and M Woolley when we finally get back to the world and can go bouldering.
Of course this is lacking some cute baby pictures. So we'll go with a few of Michael's favorites.
They're so ugly, they're cute. They're also the only marsupial in North America. Marsupial means carrying the young in a pouch on the belly. Mikes dictionary definition is: Ugly as sin, and plays dead.
Squad on line.
At ease.
Ready...
Snooze....
That's what Michael and I need to be doing soon. As to the happy couple, we're doing well. I've got my second math test this weekend. I'm taking a Psychology course, but my book still hasn't arrived so I'm going to see what my options are around that. Apparently mail has been slow here. Work's been pretty easy. Mike's been enjoying training all the soldiers on his team. We have a pretty nice schedule together right now. Anyway, time for us to go to bed like the piglets. TTFN.
~R.
A note from Rachel's Mom -- Sometimes Rachel called her toy Mountain Goat "Mary" and sometimes she called it "Lizzie".
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