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  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I think you'll find Javan Rhino beat you to the answer for number one (polar bear) by seven hours..... :p
     
    Chlidonias, 29 Feb 2012
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  2. Javan Rhino

    Javan Rhino Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    And I was the first person to guess wombat, just out by specific species :p

    I think the mystery leg is some sort of hoofstock, thought I'd hit the nail on the head with pronghorn but will have to do some searching :p
     
    Javan Rhino, 29 Feb 2012
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  3. nanoboy

    nanoboy Well-Known Member

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    Damn! Well, I guess I missed this competition, so I'll wait for the next one. :)
     
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  4. AnaheimZoo

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    1. Polar Bear- JavanRhino
    2. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat- Chlidonias
    3. Sandhill Crane- BZF
    4. Black-tailed Prairie Dog- BZF
    5. ? ? ? ? ?
    6. Chacoan Peccary- BZF
    7. Dexter Cattle- BZF
    8. Greater Rhea- BZF

    BeardsleyZooFan's got 5/8 right, although they might have been a little easy for him. So, to make it fair, whoever gets the last one will go next.

    Hint: Furry, and JavanRhino, believe it or not, has had the closest guess when he said "dwarf giraffe" :D
     
    AnaheimZoo, 29 Feb 2012
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  5. nanoboy

    nanoboy Well-Known Member

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    I guess Okapi ;)
     
    nanoboy, 29 Feb 2012
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  6. AnaheimZoo

    AnaheimZoo Well-Known Member

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    Nope. I know how badly you want to go again, nanoboy. :p

    EDIT:

    Furry, keep in mind. :) An okapi's coat is thin, I thought? Thin and greasy, right? :D
     
    AnaheimZoo, 29 Feb 2012
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  7. BeardsleyZooFan

    BeardsleyZooFan Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I just can't figure out #5:confused:, can you give us a hint? Sorry if I sound like a dirty cheater.
     
    BeardsleyZooFan, 29 Feb 2012
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  8. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I'd have to say llama (a camelid at any rate, so one of the South American ones: if everyone takes a stab at a species we'll nail it :D)
     
    Chlidonias, 29 Feb 2012
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  9. Javan Rhino

    Javan Rhino Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Guanaco - there's my guess.

    I think the legs are hairier on the domestic camelids, so that leaves us with Vicuna or Guanaco if you're right Chlidonias. I'm noticing the reddish-brown on the leg, and don't think Vicuna have that :s
     
    Javan Rhino, 29 Feb 2012
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  10. BeardsleyZooFan

    BeardsleyZooFan Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    AARGH Chlidonias! That makes so much sense now that I think of it, considering it looks like a Llama leg, and since most of these photos were taken at Beardsley, and Beardsley has Llamas... well you get the idea.:D
     
    BeardsleyZooFan, 29 Feb 2012
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  11. OrangePerson

    OrangePerson Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Thin and greasy - oh no, I always thought they look beautiful and velvety!
     
    OrangePerson, 29 Feb 2012
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  12. AnaheimZoo

    AnaheimZoo Well-Known Member

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    Well, yes, they're downright gorgeous and velvety soft, but I said greasy because of a San Diego Zoo video I saw where a zookeeper rubbed an okapi and showed the greasy stain it left on his hand. :D

    THE WINNER IS...............


    Chlidonias,
    once again!

    It's a LLAMA!    ​

    So we had
    1. Polar Bear (taken by my uncle at San Diego Zoo)
    2. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (also at San Diego Zoo)
    3. Sandhill Crane (Beardsley Zoo- the rest are Beardsley Zoo pics)
    4. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (the cropped prairie dog is the one in the back :))
    5. Llama
    6. Chacoan Peccary
    7. Dexter Cattle
    8. Greater Rhea
     

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  13. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I wasn't really playing this round because I came in too late, so I'll give my turn to Javan Rhino (because he did at least know number 2 was a wombat, and he got polar bear and some of the others; and, er, "baby giraffe"....which isn't as bad as "albino ostrich chick" :D)
     
    Chlidonias, 29 Feb 2012
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  14. nanoboy

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    8 pics was overkill, and a bit unwieldy. Maybe limit them to a maximum of 4 or 5 this round? Just a suggestion.
     
    nanoboy, 29 Feb 2012
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  15. AnaheimZoo

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    I'd say 5 is good.

    Sorry, I'm terrible at limiting myself. :eek:
     
    AnaheimZoo, 29 Feb 2012
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  16. nanoboy

    nanoboy Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, don't worry. We all get excited to post as many as we can, because we never know if we will win another round. :D
     
    nanoboy, 29 Feb 2012
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