Alphabet: Animals
 

Seeing how much I enjoyed Alphabet: Cars, i figured - why not!

Same rule: post with a photo!
New rule: be as interesting as you can!

A is for Aldabra Flying Fox!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/...d85af5aacc.jpg

B is for: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

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C is for Capybara.

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D is for sharks
http://www.bablotech.com/wp-content/...llpaper-10.jpg

Ha!

Made me lol, Ibby! :lol:

E is for Echidna


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Ya freaky little egg-laying, breast-feeding ant-eating prick.

quit making stuff up.

Just b/c you're in Oz doesn't mean we will fall for just anything you people say lives over there!

ferret

What's gnu?

You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with.....




A Herring!

Oh come on. It isn't even venomous!

Now, the platypus... :eek:

kamaniguanalea

That may be the funniest thing you ever posted.:lol2:

Javelina, will travel.

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I think we missed I and went on to J and K...

So I for an Ibis


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I think we're on K.

Kiwi
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You scared me for a second.

I wondered how I missed two letters. That was an iguana and what I called it was a play on Kamanawanalea by The Turtles.

KamanIGUANAalea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tur...e_of_the_Bands

;)

lamprey

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Thanks to those uncooperative lemurs.

Dial M for Mangabey

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Ohhhhh. You got me. But I can't complain. I was going to do Hamadryad for H until someone got it before me. Hamadryad is another name for the King Cobra. That might have been confusing too.

:)

Naked Mole Rat (I know, just look at it! LOOK! I'm sorry. Really. I'm really sorry. I'm so sorry.)

Our local zoo had put up a display of naked mole rats.

Kids were absolutely fascinated... Adults, not so much.

I can barely look at it and I posted it!

:mg:

Funny looking rat. Looks like a nut sack with appendages.

Ocelot
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Now I regret posting that. I should have said "O is for Possum." And them posted this picture.

We realllllly needed cute after the naked mole rat: you did the right thing. :lol:

P is for Pufferfish
http://taylorlifescience.pbworks.com/f/puffer_fish.jpg
they're so happy all the time!

Q is for quail.

Quail is Latin for fast-flying fukker.

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Rrrrrrredpoll

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S is for Steller's Sea Cow, rest in peace
http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/spec...llerzeekoe.JPG

Thorny Devil....cutest spikey bastard ever.

Thorny Devil Vs Echidna!

Spike-fight death-match!!!

Aussies!

Quit Making Stuff UP!

He IS cute, though. Like one of Daenery's dragons

Pfft.

Next you'll be telling me you don't believe in Ungarunkas.

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So, here's a Urial for all you skeptics and nay-sayers.

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I thought Urial was one of the Archangels.

Ah, no. Turns out that was Uriel.
So difficult to confuse religious beings with goats, doncha think.
I'm sure Baphomat had the same problem.

V is for vicuna.

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W is for Paul McCartney
(and here's another clue for you all/the walrus was Paul)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/50...wasnt+paul.jpg

X is for Xingu River Ray.

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Y is for yellowfin tuna.

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Z for Zebuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

...it's kind of like a water buffalo!

Really though... what evolutionary bonus does that skyscraper of a buffalo hump between its withers give it? Or were they bred to have that to give potential riders something to cling to?

It's where it keeps it's human head.

I love that one. but I remember it being spelled with a "C".

Now let's go backwards. And miniature.

Miniature zebu.

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Miniature three-legged zebu...top that.

Freaking adorable!

I think it can be spelled with a c or z.

Baby yak!

X is for Xerus Rutilus (unstriped ground squirrel)

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W is for Wombat!
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V is for vole.

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