The bushbabies are members of the strepsirrhines, which is a suborder of the primates known to have wet noses (and other things). Strepsirrhines apparently split off from the haplorhine primates between 55 and 90 million years ago, at a time that was called “the primate radiation”.

Interestingly, the primate radiation is the only known form of radiation to have given special powers to real life humans but not comic book characters.

It cost me a $90 trip charge, but the plumber eventually found the blockage.

Sand cats don’t follow politics.

Once the meerkat cannon has been loaded, you’ll be wanting to get yourself elsewhere.

Gorilla pondering the death of Vladislav II of Wallachia, 561 years ago today, and wondering how the world might have been different had he lived.

Perhaps we’d have more movies about Saint Patrick battling snakes.

The Fossá is the highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands and one of the biggest attractions in Northern Streymoy.

And this is why diacritics matter.

Hipster colobus does not believe this is really organic.

Did you know that you can replace any Ziggy comic with a photo of a bactrian* camel and the caption still works?

• “I wished for patience over a month ago … when do I get it?”
• “Nope … this isn’t your day either.”
• “Whoever said ‘talk is cheap’ probably had unlimited texting”
• “Talk about irony … I ordered a GPS and it got lost in the mail”
• “I just ate six happy meals and I’m still depressed”

* This may work for dromedaries as well, but I have not tested it.

According to the Internet, the best way to tell if an antelope is ripe is to locate a small depression at the bottom that yields somewhat when pressed. Sniff there to see if it smells sweet.

In unrelated news, I am not certain the voice search on my phone is working properly.

Katajjaq, iirngaaq, piqqusiraarniq, qiarvaaqtuq, and nipaquhiit are different names for a form of rhythmic throat singing practiced in the far northern reaches of North America, in which the two singers face each other, using each other’s mouths as resonators.