Friday, February 29, 2008

The Noble Sifaka, or the Greatest Animal in the World

In my humble opinion, evolution's quest to create the perfect animal finds its culmination in the form of the noble sifaka (figure A).

FIGURE A


And if that doesn't convince you, let's lay out a few important points:

  • lemur
  • lives in Madagascar
  • absurdly cute
  • "when not searching for food they spend a good part of the day sun bathing, stretched on the branches," (Wikipedia)
  • it's a motherfucking lemur!
I am posting this with the hope of soliciting convincing counterarguments. So my dear friends: what do you think is the world's finest creature? Don't forget to back up your assertions with evidence (preferably in video form). Let the race begin:

Listening to: Monkey Gone to Heaven by Pixies (coincidence? I think not).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let the "race" begin? Aaahhh? Get it?

Was that intentional?

Unknown said...

I was in love with lemurs for years.

Some flames don't go out, though.