A mother and baby potoroo spotted at South Australia’s Cleland Wildlife Park enjoying a little snack in the sunshine.
LONG NOSED POTOROO
Potorous tridactylus
©Cleland Wildlife ParkAt first glance, the long-nosed potoroo with its pointed nose and grey-brown fur looks very much like a bandicoot — that is, until it hops away with its front feet tucked into its chest, revealing its close relationship with the kangaroo family. The long-nosed potoroo exhibits many morphological specializations such as an elongated pointed rostral region (nose), erect ears, large eyes, claws for digging, and long robust hind legs. It is only a small marsupial, with a body length between 34 and 38 cm (13–15 in), and a semi-prehensile tail length of 15 to 24 cm (5.9–9.4 in).
As it is rarely seen in the wild, better indicators of its presence are the runways it makes through the undergrowth and the hollow diggings it leaves behind when feeding on underground roots, fungi and berries. :)
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Henry IV’s Gallery
Colossal statues from Tanis, Karnak and Thebes. Egyptian antiquities rooms, room 12. Louvre Museum.
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Sanders Offers Biden A Path To Win Over His Movement -
npr:
Bernie Sanders is staying in the race for president, but he made it obvious on Wednesday that he sees Joe Biden’s clear path to the nomination.
“While our campaign has won the ideological debate, we are losing the debate over electability,” Sanders said. The recent underdog added that he disagrees that Biden is the stronger candidate to take on President Trump, “but that is what millions of Democrats and independents today believe.”
To date, the former vice president has won 15 states, while the Vermont senator has won or led the popular vote in eight. Biden currently has a delegate lead of around 150, with a favorable map of states ahead.
(Source: NPR)
Hmmm really makes you think
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Canadian horse stallion, Quatre G Beauty “Wild H Aragorn.”
Photo: Carolle Beaudry.
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Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
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