tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post445112733966223506..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: THE CRYPTOZOOLOGICAL WORLD OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE. PART 1: IN PRAISE OF THE PUSHMI-PULLYU.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-17306711150983829832023-04-13T01:08:43.681+01:002023-04-13T01:08:43.681+01:00I've just learned that the logo of the annual ...I've just learned that the logo of the annual palindromists awards, the Symmys, is an amphicephalic... mammal... of similar design to the pushmipulyu of the novels. Having just read the last 2 comments, I'm going to describe my grip on mammalian taxonomy as "fairly tenuous" ;) while simply reporting that the animal in question has long pointed horns swept back, and a slightly bulbous muzzle. If that makes sense. :) Or at least they did in the first year of the awards. <a href="http://uploads.neatorama.com/images/posts/887/58/58887/1362618107-0.jpg" rel="nofollow">I hope this image link works.</a> If not, <a href="https://youtu.be/EA2DKe8-IYg?t=241" rel="nofollow">here's a RobWords video at a time where the image appears.</a>Ethan Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477704222423568933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-16902689003495331092013-01-17T18:35:36.831+00:002013-01-17T18:35:36.831+00:00i love llamas and camalsi love llamas and camalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-1677433478245560362011-03-20T20:26:43.678+00:002011-03-20T20:26:43.678+00:00Absolutely! Lofting seems to have had only a fairl...Absolutely! Lofting seems to have had only a fairly tenuous grip on mammalian taxonomy, lol. Yes, in my book Dr Shuker's Casebook (2008), I've devoted a very extensive chapter to unicorns of many kinds, and have discussed a wide range of possible zoological identities and explanations, even including the Vu Quang ox (saola) as a possible contender for the Chinse unicorn or ki-lin, as well as a late-surviving Elasmotherium for certain Asian unicorn reports.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-66560045247055291212011-03-20T19:04:25.659+00:002011-03-20T19:04:25.659+00:00Of course, neither chamois nor gazelles are of the...Of course, neither chamois nor gazelles are of the "deer Family", both being bovids.<br /><br />The mythological unicorn has also been theorised to have been a bovid - either an ox with a single central horn instead of the usual pair due to either mutation or ancient surgical experimentation, or something like an oryx or gemsbok seen in profile with its 2 horns lined up and looking like one. I prefer the Giant Steppe Rhinoceros (<i>Elasmotherium</i>) theory tho...stevethehydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334234855643025449noreply@blogger.com