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Thursday, June 11, 2009

I think I have to read this book

Rossetti's Wombat, by John Simons, tells the story of Top, a wombat who belonged to the Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti for a few months in 1869.

The book also describes the strange history of the European fascination with the wildlife of Australia, from the late 18th century onwards.

By 1860, most well-to-do people could buy a pet kangaroo from a London pet shop - and many of them did.

Wombats were rarer and more expensive but the tradition of wombat owning was well established by the turn of the 19th century.

Napoleon had a pet wombat, as did the Duke of Edinburgh.

I can understand why. They are adorable!

"The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!" ~ Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Coati are CUTE

Coatis are part of the racoon family, and are also known as the hog-nosed coon, snookum bear and the Brazilian aardvark.

Photograph: Jochen Luebke/EPA

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Rare Baby Rhino Debuted At Madrid's Zoo

A month-old white rhino calf lies next to his mother, named Marina, at the Madrid Zoo, Thursday, June 4, 2009. The unnamed white rhino calf is only the third in the world to have been conceived through artificial insemination.

The baby has yet to be named. The zoo plans to hold a contest asking the people of Madrid to choose between Cronos and Olimpo.

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano