Hi Pen,
“Thunder, lightning very very frightening” Very poetic. The weather doesn’t seem to suit either of us at the moment .
I believe the cuties that are the answer to your puzzle are found in the zoo.
Only kidding.
They are only found in the southern part of Madagascar in the dry forest and bush, they are a large, vocal primate with brownish-gray fur and a distinctive tail with alternating black and white rings.
Male and female are similar physically. They are roughly the same size, measuring about 42.5 cm (1.4 ft.) from head to rump and weighing roughly 2.25 kg (5 lb.).
Highly social creatures, they live in groups averaging 17 members. Their society is female-dominant, and a group will often contain multiple breeding females. Females reproduce starting at 3 years of age, generally giving birth to one baby a year.
When born, a baby weighs less than 100 g (3 oz.). The newborn is carried on its mother’s chest for 1-2 weeks and then is carried on her back. At 2 weeks, the baby starts eating solid food and begins venturing out on its own. But the juvenile is not fully weaned until 5 months of age.
Although they are capable climbers, they spend a third of their time on the ground foraging for food. They range far to find leaves, flowers, bark, sap, and small invertebrates to eat. When the lemurs travel over ground, they keep their tails in the air to ensure everyone in the group is in sight and stay together.
Aside from using visual cues, they also communicate via scent and vocalisations. They mark their territory by scent. A male will also engage in stink fights during mating seasons, wiping his tail with the scent glands on his wrists and waving it at another male while staring menacingly. Eventually one male will back down and run away.
Vocally, they have several different alarms calls that alert members to danger. They have several predators, including fossas (mammals related to the mongoose), Madagascar Harrier-hawks, Madagascar buzzards, Madagascar ground boas, civets, and domestic cats and dogs.
Apart from that I know nothing about them.
Now to the topic Of the day.
Should We Open Up The Country?Here's what the experts said:
The
Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the
Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.
The
Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but
the
Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.
Meanwhile,
Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception, while
the
Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.
Many
Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!"
While the
Paediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!”
Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the
Radiologists could see right through it.
The
Hospital Receptionists wished every body would stay at home.
Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and the
Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow.
The
Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter.”
The
Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but
the
Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.
Anaesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and those lofty
Cardiologists didn’t have the heart to say no.
In the end, the
Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the arseholes in Canberra/London/Washington.
Now for some shut-eye.