Squirrel appreciation day

[urbpan]

So I'm hearing from many on twitter that it's "Squirrel Appreciation Day." It's hard for me to think past the brush-tailed tree rats that chew through wood and plastic building materials and make my life more difficult, but I will try. Sciuridae is big successful family within the big successful Rodentia order. Here are some highlights from this

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[lyonesse]

*laughs* the squirrel is my spouse's totem animal. we have magnet he made depicting Sciurus iabervonus on our fridge :)

[urbpan]

IABERVONUS is a unique word in the history of google.

*lol*

[lyonesse]

it is a derived form from "iabervoce" -- try that :)

Twas brillig

[urbpan]

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Re: Twas brillig

[lyonesse]

well, yes. but this is why i do love iabervon, among other reasons of course :) and it is why we have that magnet on our fridge.