lisah, those are mongoose. mongeese? mongooses?
brought in to eat rats, but they are diurnal, rats nocturnal. Not so much with the meeting and eating.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
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lori - Dec 30, 2004 10:21:24 am PST #34 of 10001
Frankenbuddha - Dec 30, 2004 10:23:34 am PST #35 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
mongeese?
Which some people juggle?
lisah - Dec 30, 2004 10:26:05 am PST #36 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
those are mongoose.
RIKKI TIKKI TAVIs! I dreamt about them the other night.
lori - Dec 30, 2004 10:28:03 am PST #37 of 10001
Ha! The mongooses have invaded your dreams!
In the less trafficky places in the islands, the mongoose tend to hang out on the roads and nap. The mongoose exhibit at the Honolulu Zoo has a bit of asphalt roadway and guardrail crossing the corner of the exhibit. Too funny.
Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 10:28:31 am PST #38 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yeah, the mongoose were not so much of a brilliant idea. Hawaii is sadly overrun with mammals that oughtn't to be there.
lori - Dec 30, 2004 10:34:19 am PST #39 of 10001
Not to mention the bajillions of unique native species that have been extinguished. critters and such that shouldn't be in Hawaii
Now I'm getting a sad Hawaii-That-Was vibe.
-t - Dec 30, 2004 10:42:53 am PST #40 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A pure unspoiled Hawaii would be otally without mammals, right? Not even ninjas?
Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 10:46:49 am PST #41 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Not even ninjas, -t.
But the Polynesian settlers brought dogs and pigs with them, at the least, and then the Europeans showed up with rats, goats, cats, and so forth, and the damage really escalated.
lori - Dec 30, 2004 10:48:01 am PST #42 of 10001
I think Hawaiian Monk Seals woulda still chosen to live there, but I think they may be the only ones considered native mammals.
Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 11:12:59 am PST #43 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, duh, lori. I forgot about the monk seals. And me an environmental specialist. Heh.
They are, of course, hugely endangered.