Zoo some more

[rustydog]

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[phoenix64]

I agree, camels can be quite lovely.

I like your icon!

[rustydog]

They're such strange, amazing creatures!

Thanks - I liked the icon for the animal sentiment as well as the possible implication that I don't play so well with humans. *g*

[nutmeg3]

I love camels. They're so unlikely and yet perfectly adapted to their environment. And with the right saddle, they're quite comfy, too.

Oh! And I forgot to say that prairie dogs are adorable, too. I read recently about people keeping them as pets. ::wants::

[rustydog]

so unlikely and yet perfectly adapted to their environment

Yes, so true! I envy some of their adaptions, in fact, especially those eyelashes that can screen out sand and shade their eyes from the sun. :)

I think I've heard of prairie dogs as exotic pets - I'm sure ranchers would rather them be in people's homes than making holes in the ground. I just hope the folks keeping them as pets are keeping them at least in pairs since they're so social.

[padawanpooh]

Aww! The prairie dogs are so cute! I've never seen them IRL: something else for the life's to-do list!

And the camel is great fun. I've heard they're cantankerous buggers but they do look great.

[rustydog]

Camel people tell me that camels can be stubborn but if you treat them with respect and know how to work with them, they're not bad. I think they have a lot of dignity, and they don't like to have it impugned. *g*

Prairie dogs are the meerkats of North America, I guess. :) When I went out west with my parents last year, I saw a few from the windows of our train, but close up I've only seen them in the zoo.

[sunbrae]

Camel!

[rustydog]

Merp!

(Somehow, in my head, that was the camel.)

[karaokegal]

Not the biggest camel fan, but those are striking pictures.

[rustydog]

Thank you! I think one of the reasons I find their anatomy wonderful is because it's so strange.