Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Mascot for November: Wonderment

I know that"Wonderment" sounds like a horrible joke as a mascot, but its my mascot - so tough. :-).

This is a "Clouded Snow Leopard" JUST discovered in Borneo. Isn't that cool. I think it is amazing that after hundreds of years of us, mankind as it were, filing and listing animals - things like this pop up.
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Come on it is wonderful isn't it. What else might be out there.

These are newly discovered mammals in New Guinea. A Tree Kangaroo (bigger picture at the bottom), a newly discovered fruit bat and an echinda (a egg laying animal that looks like a little porcupine).
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Above are newly found species of Crested Victoria Pigeon, a Short Tail Spotted Cuscus and a new orchid. Isn't that a great name.."short tail spotted cuscus".
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It is so new Wikipedia only has the common spotted cuscus listed!


This is a larger picture of the ring tailed tree kangaroo.
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You can see these and get info at the World Wildlife Fund. It is totally the best.
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And you see if we can find new wonders like these, just lying around the forest in New Guinea or Borneo - what amazing other things can we find, build or discover if we put our minds to it.
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I can get so frustrated, worried, nervous, anxious and other -ious's that I forget that the world is full of wonder. And if that ever some how dries up, we can capable of imagination and wonder within ourselves.
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End of new age blah blah.