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⌈ Secret Post #2066 ⌋

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Yet another species feature today! Things that are cute are very often generally small bodied and large-eyed. These guys definitely fit into that category. Meet the galagos- but you might know them as bush babies. They're primates, which means they do have thumbs, but like lemurs, their thumbs are psuedo-opposable as opposed to fully opposable. What this means is that their thumbs can move, but the thumb pad (or pulp surface, if we're being a bit fussy here) can't touch the pads on their other fingers but can turn inward to help grip on things. Galagos have tiny little hands and it might be a bit hard to see, so here's a picture of a lemur's hand with the thumb turned inwards to show you what I mean.

Because of their large eyes, they've got brilliant night vision. This, along with sharp hearing and flexible tails, makes them quite the terror of the jungle trees. They can and have been kept as pets before, but doing as such is defnitely not adviced and quite probably illegal, depending on where you are. They're very nimble and can climb up anything and jump to where they can't climb, and also live easily for upwards of a decade. Furthermore, there's always a concern that if brought into a domestic environment, the potential that a galago might be carrying diseases that could be transferred across species might be there.

In any case, they're still without a doubt on of the cutest wild animals around. You're unlikely to ever see them active during the daytime in their natural habitat, but if you ever find yourself in Africa for whatever reason, do keep a look out! Who knows what you might find.

(Also, someone asked me if I might do a Halloween special with orange and black things and if yesterday's- or even today's- spiders might make an appearance. I certainly wouldn't mind! However, chances are

cuteanimalpics will likely be back by then, and taking back their rightful spot. Still, I might pop by, so who knows.)

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And the spider of the day goes to...

This guy!

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This is Cyclosternum fasciatum, but that's a name that definitely doesn't roll of the tongue as easily as 'the Costa Rican Tiger Rump'. If you can't already tell, it's got that name from its stripey bright orange and black abdomen. These guys start out small, like every other spider out there does, but can grow to about four to five inches across in length. For a tarantula, that's not that big, but it's one of the largest in its family.

If kept as a pet, though, that stunning abdomen might not be on display that often- this is one tarantula that really likes to burrow. Of course, it doesn't spend all its time underground, but when it's not poking about it goes right back to hiding itself underneath a bit of earth. They're not the friendliest of tarantulas either, and there are far more docile species out there. While they definitely are kept as display pets, these tarantulas are not for the first time owner.

You find the greatest pics! Thanks for posting them everyday.

Awesome set yet again!

Those are too cute to live!

Costa Rican Tiger Rump shouldn't sound as cool as it does. Tiger rump. Tiger rump. It's fun to say.

OMG SQUUUEEEEEEE! Bush babies! So cute.

Thank you!

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