What IS this animal?

[Roski]

Oh dear- I had no intention of making a sensationalized, redundant post- I was just curious as to the identity of this mite-ridden beast. Well, that, and I thought it was interesting. Since the concensus fell on civet about a page ago (stevetastic got it first), I suppose this is where I thank everyone for playing . So, thank you! There were many interesting (and exotic) guesses.

Just thought i'd add, he brought home two dead yellow jackets yesterday and dissected them for fun under his microscope, then mounted a few mites he found on a slide for later...again, for fun. He's an interesting guy.

Actually, he sounds like a ton of fun.

 

[stevetastic]

What may I ask are you doing with your Bachelors, masters, or PhD that you're handling binturong and civets?

Probably have an great time is what! Binturong are freakin awesome. i'm very jealous. Binturong are on my top 5 favorite animals list.

Since the concensus fell on civet about a page ago (stevetastic got it first), I suppose this is where I thank everyone for playing .

and my prize would be...

 

[Roski]

The simplest and most-logical explanations are almost always the correct ones.

Agreed.

and my prize would be...

My unrelenting admiration?

 

[Teal]

Whatever it is,I really feel for it. Cold;dirty;hungry;ill,and a whole lot of humans who think it is just hideous.

This is my stance as well Poor thing needs some help, not to be stuck in a tiny cage with people calling it a fabled beast!

and I really liked the snake with a foot link.

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

The simplest and most-logical explanations are almost always the correct ones.
pitbulllady

True. And ironically, in this particular case we're applying Occam's Razor to something that has no hair!

 

[pitbulllady]

What may I ask are you doing with your Bachelors, masters, or PhD that you're handling binturong and civets?



Just thought i'd add, he brought home two dead yellow jackets yesterday and dissected them for fun under his microscope, then mounted a few mites he found on a slide for later...again, for fun. He's an interesting guy.

Sure, Skips, although my Biology degree actually didn't have anything to do with me handling Binturongs and Civets. I had a dear friend who lived in Georgia(who is now deceased)who did exotic animal rescue. She had a couple of African Civets and a Binturong that had been taken from an importer's business after the guy unexpectedly died of a heart attack, leaving behind a lot of animals that he'd gotten in for zoos and private collectors. She also got a Wolverine from the same place that was actually a remarkably gentle, even silly animal(think giant ferret on steroids) which like the Civets would have been a pretty good pet if he didn't stink so bad. Civets are a lot like cats, very clean and easy to litter box train, but they smell worse than a skunk! They even "meow" a lot like a cat.

pitbulllady

 

[cacoseraph]

True. And ironically, in this particular case we're applying Occam's Razor to something that has no hair!

tim wins the prize! i mean... an occam JOKE!? heck yeah!

 

[dirty munky]

My mother in-law

 

[deathwing]

Civiet... And they also eat that...

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

tim wins the prize! i mean... an occam JOKE!? heck yeah!

Whew! I was afraid nobody would catch that one! Glad ya got a chuckle from it, cas. It isn't every day a person gets set up to make an obscure gag like that one.

 

[cacoseraph]

no... when you get the setup you got to grab it and RUN!

 

[skips]

Sure, Skips, although my Biology degree actually didn't have anything to do with me handling Binturongs and Civets. I had a dear friend who lived in Georgia(who is now deceased)who did exotic animal rescue. She had a couple of African Civets and a Binturong that had been taken from an importer's business after the guy unexpectedly died of a heart attack, leaving behind a lot of animals that he'd gotten in for zoos and private collectors. She also got a Wolverine from the same place that was actually a remarkably gentle, even silly animal(think giant ferret on steroids) which like the Civets would have been a pretty good pet if he didn't stink so bad. Civets are a lot like cats, very clean and easy to litter box train, but they smell worse than a skunk! They even "meow" a lot like a cat.

pitbulllady

Sounds like a great job.