The Weekly Recap
Hello and welcome back to the weekly recap!
This past week has been prolific in terms of trip reports – clearly many of you are aspiring to the rank of NUTTER…
The first of these was Jan Ebr’s weekend trip to Buenos Aires – with 13 species it was short but sweet despite missing the tuco-tucos.Some highlights are the Screaming Hairy Armadillo, South American Fur Seal and Pampas Fox.
Next is this trip to Belize last month with Agouti, Spider Monkeys and a Kinkajou!
Michael Sebastian has posted a few great reports. The first is this one from Yala NP, Sri Lanka last December with Ruddy Mongoose, Tufted Grey Langur, a Leopard and a mud hole…
Next were a few reports from Australia. On his honeymoon mammalwatching in Tasmania (personally, this would win me the world record for shortest ever marriage) he saw Eastern and Spot-tailed Quolls, Platypus, and Tazzy Devils. In Queensland he saw a Koala and its joey, which I am very jealous of, as well as Rufous Bettong, Little Broad-nosed Bat and Fawn-footed Melomys. Finally, in Victoria, he found Chocolate Wattled Bat, Leadbeater’s Possum and Bare-nosed Wombat (you should check out @sirwobbles on instagram if you are a wombat enjoyer, there are some wonderful videos).
He also went to Kuching, Malaysia in August where he found the Bornean Bearded Pig (an excellent name and a great insult), Silvered Leaf Monkey and Proboscis Monkey.
Next up is Ralf Bürglin’s trip report from Italy full of gorgeous photos and an Apodemus Mouse, Nathusius’ Bat, Marsican Brown Bear and Apennine Chamois taking a lovely mud bath.
Finally is Andreas Jonsson’s report from the Azores where he saw some great cetaceans like Sperm Whales, Short-finned Pilot Whales and Atlantic Spotted Dolphins.
Someone is looking for some help figuring out whether a weasel spotted in the Ecuadorean Andes is a Colombian or a Long-tailed, and someone else would love some recommendations for where to see Fat-tailed Dunnarts in Victoria, Australia.
And last but not least, another episode of the Mammalwatching Podcast is out! Oh joy! Tune in to hear all about Rodney Jackson, considered the world leader on Snow Leopards, his work in their conservation and all the fascinating folklore surrounding them.
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Thanks for reading:)
Katy
Cover photo: Hungry Hungry Squirrel – Ralf Bürglin
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