This one's for J. You were one weird kid! Your favorite animal, for a time, was the wart hog. And that predated Disney's Lion King! I don't know what little boy J would have thought about this, but hopefully the young man can appreciate it.
This Hog head hangs in the Cal Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (here).
You can only go in to look at it once a year. That, and dead birds, critters in jars, and a really cool T-Rex.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
New Kitty Troubles
I have been battling the feral cats in my yard for a good many years, but now it is war. They are winning. (With a little help from a do gooder neighbor who believes in catch and release.) Problem with that is she doesn't feed them enough. Or catch them all. Last night, when I went to take out the recycling, I spied a mother cat with three kittens nesting in my compost bin. (It sits against a short wall next to some bushes.) Nice place to keep a litter.
Well, as soon as I walked over to get a look, one of the wee ones scrambled over the side. I went to get my camera. The others were under the bushes by the time I returned. This was the last one to leave.
Well, as soon as I walked over to get a look, one of the wee ones scrambled over the side. I went to get my camera. The others were under the bushes by the time I returned. This was the last one to leave.
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