Anorexic Lolmammoth

Abusive Megafauna

The World Wildlife Fund apparently classes the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) as 'charismatic megafauna'. I would argue that all megafauna are charismatic (what's not to like? Although as a character in one of my favourite books notes, big versions of extra-small versions of very big versions of normal-sized things are best of all, hence the concept of a "giant baby giant panda" (Pamela Brown, The Swish of the Curtain). 


However, this particular megafauna is anything but charismatic. He is very funny though - when excavating in Morocco last year, these ads on TV used to make us roll round the floor laughing. Incidentally, the product in question is absolutely and comprehensively vile.

On Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Only Werner Herzog could make a film ostensibly about Palaeolithic art and end it with a commentary on mutant albino crocodiles.

The original lolcat.

For Cassia, who makes me sabretooth tigers.

Extinction event