September 30, 2003
Ugly Creature of the Day -- Almiqui
Creature Thought Extinct Found in Cuba:
HAVANA - A living example of an insectivore native to Cuba — but believed for years to extinct — has been found in the island's eastern mountains, a Cuban news agency reported.Raise your right hand if you think Ra has a sense of humor. Now with that out of the way, who wouldn't want to have one of those fellas as a pet? He'd definitely fix the fire ant problem on my lawn and then some.The discovery of the male insect-eating mammal known as an almiqui (pronounced ahl-mee-KEE) raises hopes "that it will not wind up in the catalog of the irretrievable animals disappearing from the face of the Earth," Prensa Latina said in reporting the discovery.
The creature looks like a brownish woolly badger with a long, pink-tipped snout and can measure up to about 19 inches, according to Prensa Latina's Monday dispatch.
Via FultonChain.
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Posted by Tim at September 30, 2003 04:55 PM | TrackBack
I could definitely use one of these... or 6... are they good with dogs? :)
Posted by: Taran at September 30, 2003 09:40 PMFor breeding purposes... it's probably not very high on the list of the contingency: "if Hell freezes over, who do we breed our poodle's with?"
And the dogs would probably think its just another weird mutt, so as long as he doesn't shove his nose up bathing-suit parts.
I think I'll name the one in the photo: Carl. He just looks like a Carl to me.
Posted by: Tim at September 30, 2003 10:28 PMITS CUTE!!!! SAVE THE ALMIQUIS YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Almiqui lover at June 22, 2004 01:50 AM