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Jeanette X
Apr 25th, 2003, 07:22 PM
The Okapi:

http://www.stlzoo.org/images/okapi.JPG

The okapi is a very shy African animal, closely related to giraffe. It is endangered. :(

The Meerkat:

Okay, all together now:

Awwww!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/05/images/meerkat.jpg

Meerkats are close relatives of the mongoose, and live Africa. Sometimes other meerkats will babysit the young while the mother feeds.

The Hoatzin:

http://www.ecuaworld.com/cuyabeno/Hoatzin.jpg

This bird is considered to be almost a relic of prehistory, possibly related to the archaeopteryx. It has claws on its wings, which they use to climb. When threatened, they drop from their nests into the water, then climb back up using their wing claws. Hoatzins live in the Amazon.

The Tapir:

Okay, everyone point and laugh!

http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/ptap010.jpg

Although it looks like a strange sort of pig or anteater, tapirs are actually related to horses and rhinos. They are found in Central and South America, as well as southest Asia. All four species of tapir are endangered. :(

The Capybara:

http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~ttakasu/capybara/capybara.gif

The Capybara is the world's largest rodent. It lives in South America.
GnrySgtHartman
Apr 25th, 2003, 07:36 PM
All I wanted was some damn Hi-C and turkey!!!
Les Waste
Apr 25th, 2003, 07:42 PM
The Capybara sure does look like a very old man in an attractive hat.
soundtest
Apr 25th, 2003, 07:46 PM
attractive hat.

:lol
Jeanette X
Apr 25th, 2003, 09:48 PM
All I wanted was some damn Hi-C and turkey!!!

What the hell are you talking about? :confused
GnrySgtHartman
Apr 25th, 2003, 10:38 PM
An old SNL sketch is what im talking about.
James
Apr 25th, 2003, 10:55 PM
Only Gnry could ruin a hilarious SNL sketch by quoting it.

Jeanette, when the fuck are you going to post some pictures of yourself? How the fuck can I stalk you and jizz in your eye if I don't know what you look like? >:
Jeanette X
Apr 25th, 2003, 10:57 PM
Jeanette, when the fuck are you going to post some pictures of yourself? How the fuck can I stalk you and jizz in your eye if I don't know what you look like? >:

:lol BWAHAHA! YOU'LL NEVER FIND ME!!!! :moon
Cap'n Crunch
Apr 25th, 2003, 11:01 PM
I saw a picture of a sloth today on the internet. It looked like a pig and a spider monkey combined. It kinda looked like Sloth from The Goonies also.
Jeanette X
Apr 25th, 2003, 11:10 PM
Big Sloth
http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/images/sloth.jpg

Baby Sloth

http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~dquinn/sloth.gif
GnrySgtHartman
Apr 26th, 2003, 12:37 AM
Do you believe in love Jamesman?
Matt Harty
Apr 26th, 2003, 09:11 AM
The baby Sloth looks like a toy.
FS
Apr 26th, 2003, 11:11 AM
Tapirs are fucking awesome. I want one.

There was this documentary on tapirs in a zoo the other day, and they showed a baby tapir. It had all these cool white spots and stripes on it.
Jeanette X
Apr 26th, 2003, 07:35 PM
http://www.highrock.com/CostaRica2000/animal_sloth1_s.JPG

Another baby sloth...awwww....

Speaking of cute, here is your baby tapir FS:

http://www.ananova.com/images/news/tapirAP410x273.jpg

Now play nice with it.
theapportioner
Apr 26th, 2003, 08:37 PM
mmm delicious :yum