tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post221328286493009682..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: What is this?Steve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-70074668026370302192008-01-10T11:31:00.000-08:002008-01-10T11:31:00.000-08:00A picture of the giant rat (world's largest) found...A picture of the giant rat (world's largest) found at the same time as the pygmy possum can be seen here (at bottom of post) >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2007/12/coffee-and-provocation_17.html<BR/><BR/>You would think the rat would eat the possum in the real world. <BR/><BR/>PatrickPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-17198469736436913882008-01-08T04:38:00.000-08:002008-01-08T04:38:00.000-08:00And not just 'apparent tail'; it looks like a kin...And not just 'apparent tail'; it looks like a kinkajou tail, as in prehensile and furry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-78691302482635438692008-01-07T12:58:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:58:00.000-08:00Sorry Mark-- Blogger ate some text, now restored.A...Sorry Mark-- Blogger ate some text, now restored.<BR/><BR/>Annie and I had decided "Marsupial" but had gotten no further.<BR/><BR/>Funny, flying squirrels will eat birds too.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-2067576882004081052008-01-07T12:40:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:40:00.000-08:00PS: On second look, the critter in the picture doe...PS: On second look, the critter in the picture <I>doesn't</I> have big eyes, so I could be wrong about the ID. Adult sugar gliders have eyes nearly bulging out of their heads. But since they're born blind and only "half-baked", so to speak, the small eyes on this critter could reflect an early developmental stage...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-46807626631988722602008-01-07T12:33:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:33:00.000-08:00The update leaves off abruptly with "It's an" -- a...The update leaves off abruptly with "It's an" -- answer undisclosed. But to me it looks like a young sugar glider (<I>Petaurus breviceps</I>) or some close relative thereof. Yes, marsupial. Superficially, they're very like flying squirrels, with a patagium that allows them to glide from tree to tree, using the tail as a rudder of sorts. They're nocturnal (hence the big eyes), again like flying squirrels. They're primarily frugivorous and nectarivorous, but also eat a fair number of insects and even vertebrate prey (including birds) when they can.<BR/><BR/>My wife has a trio of adult sugar gliders, and on one occasion the male got loose overnight and managed to kill one of our orange-cheeked waxbills through the mesh of the aviary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com