I had a spare hour in Cambridge this weekend so I dared the crowds in the revamped UMZC’s upper floor. In my prior visit and post I’d experienced and described the lower floor, which is almost exclusively mammals. This “new” floor has everything else that is zoological (animal/Metaz...
With one prominent member that definitely deserves a closeup, since giraffes are what got this blog started, and this is a lovely old ?male? specimen with honking big ossicones: Don’t worry old bean, your artiodactyl chum the hippo is keeping you company, pip pip! Look closely at the...
It is the fourth largest 1 in the world. In real life, Madagascar has no lions, giraffes or zebras. However, it is famous for its special animals and plants. There are many things in Madagascar that you can’t find anywhere else 2 the earth. Lemurs (狐猴) are the most famous among ...