July 2, 2008

• Aye-Aye Caramba!

   

  

   

  That would be an aye-aye, as in lemur, to us common folk. Yes indeedy, there was a baby aye-aye born at the SF Zoo on June 20 or 21 or thereabouts. The exact date is not the only mystery surrounding this little bundle of joy:

   - the sex is unknown

   - they didn't even know the female was preggers until baby arrived

   - this is only the second time an aye-aye has been born in captivity to parents also captive-bred

   - it takes 2-3 hours for aye-ayes to copulate...the chances for a hit&miss are astronomical!

   

  Gotta say that Baby Aye-Aye does closely resemble an extra from the Mos Eisley bar scene in "Star Wars." The original, of course, silly—in fact, the one and only especially since they subjected us to Hayden Christensen, the "lake on Naboo" plus Jar-Jar Binks in the so-called prequels. Which are actually travesties...travesties, I tell you.

   

  But I digress.

   

  Anyways, here's a shot of Baby Opie who is a whole helluva lot cuter than the unfortunate prosimian above:

   

  

   

  Himself was quite the Marsupial Hunter, bravely catching snaps of our guest as Baby Opie settled into the shower room.

   

  Of course, Himself just couldn't leave well enough alone so we will close with the next shot:

   

  

   

  And no—I don't believe Baby Opie was saying, "Goodnight, John-Boy" at this particular moment. But that's just a guess on my part.

   

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