It's international have a Squirrel for your avatar week

[Puscas]

the relocator is the best!

and antarctican, are you sure yours are only massaging? They both look a little bit too happy....






pascal

 

[Andrea K]

when did potato week end?

 

[Antarctican]

and antarctican, are you sure yours are only massaging? They both look a little bit too happy....

.....ending?

 

[Hawaii Five-O]

^^^ Did you see the two on the bottom of the previous page of this thread? They're pretty amazing/funny too

haha yeah those were good!


the squirrel massaging does look female, hmm kinda cute the way her whiskers curl at the end and her eyes are so big and bright, great hair too

umm err I mean ...

 

[Puscas]

when did potato week end?

ah, you say potato, we say squirrel






pascal

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Hertz,

I was certain I'd never have to say this (never say never), but you are wrong.

White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus

But they are visually similar with similar habits, though I will grant that they belong to different Families (but then your picture is pretty crap and I defy anyone to view a picture of a meerkat and tell the difference http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/mammals/meerkat-suricatasuricatta.jpg)

But as yours belongs to the same sub-family as marmots and chipmunks (Marmotini) I wouldn't call it a squirrel in the true sense of the word - it doesn't climb trees, doesn't hibernate and lives in a hole in the ground. Maybe we should take a vote on whether it qualifies

 

[Puscas]

the easiest way to recognize a meerkat is by their 'eye shadow'.
And if that doesn't work, just look for the one holding a guitar:

pascal

 

[abraxas]

But they are visually similar with similar habits, though I will grant that they belong to different Families (but then your picture is pretty crap and I defy anyone to view a picture of a meerkat and tell the difference http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/mammals/meerkat-suricatasuricatta.jpg)

But as yours belongs to the same sub-family as marmots and chipmunks (Marmotini) I wouldn't call it a squirrel in the true sense of the word - it doesn't climb trees, doesn't hibernate and lives in a hole in the ground. Maybe we should take a vote on whether it qualifies

Sheesh, thanks for the C&C. We don't have trees here. They're like giant agave or monocots that we just call trees. Therefore, we can't have true squirrels.

Crap. You're right. Strangely enough, I feel better.

How about that scientific name though?

ammo sperm o philus -- I thought that was at least mildly impressive.

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus carolinensis
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

They are the normally accepted 'squirrel'.
But the Latin used in Biology is only dog Latin - they make it up just using Latin rules.
So if you discovered a new breed of squirrels you could name it Abraxitonus or Abraxasensis or something like

I'm surprised no-one tried using a squirrel monkey. I mean, it's got 'squirrel' in the name...

 

[icassell]

Are you telling me that Ground Squirrels are not squirrels? Soon you'll be telling me that Dingos aren't dogs!

 

[Alex_B]

Are you telling me that Ground Squirrels are not squirrels? Soon you'll be telling me that Dingos aren't dogs!

What are ground squirrels, do I have to imagine the process like when you make ground pepper?

 

[icassell]

What are ground squirrels, do I have to imagine the process like when you make ground pepper?

...mmmmm .... yummy .... great on a bun with BBQ sauce ...

 

[Big Bully]

It's possible. But don't you think that grounding squirrels would be a bloody mess?

 

[icassell]

Grounding squirrels? You mean telling them to stay in their room and not go out?

 

[Big Bully]

Yes, yes... If they don't stay, it can get bloody.. lol