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Wild about cats

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:29 pm

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I'm sure you all know the rules for a revolving quiz.

This one just deals with names. A name in a different language, the genus name etc and we have to guess what it is in english.

Felis sylvestris is...

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Freda

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:40 pm

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Sylvester the cat

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Wild about cats

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:42 pm

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Nope, not a cartoon character, an animal

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sioux

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:58 pm

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Wild Cat? a.k.a. Pardus' daugther :wink:

[size=12]a compliment, may I say![/size]

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Wild about cats

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:00 pm

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Over to you sioux

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Freda

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:06 pm

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Sorry, WAC, I wasn't referring to cartoon characters :redface:

Felis silvestris catus is the domestic cat, Felis sylvestris lybica is the wild cat.

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Wild about cats

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:07 pm

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Sorry from my side too, my reference just says felis sylvestris.

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sioux

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:08 pm

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Okey dokey
Elephantulus intufi?

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jonty1

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:13 pm

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bushveld elephant-shrew??

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Wild about cats

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:14 pm

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bushveld elephant-shrew

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sioux

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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:55 pm

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Great quizz WAC - I will abide by the Forum etiquette of granting 24 hours grace to accommodate our our international friends ... so keep going!

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Wild about cats

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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:30 am

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sioux wrote:

Great quizz WAC - I will abide by the Forum etiquette of granting 24 hours grace to accommodate our our international friends ... so keep going!

Will do

Thanks

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timbo

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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:21 pm

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Great quiz.

I agree.

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sioux

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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:51 pm

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Well done, it is a the Bushveld Elephant Shrew.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididae
Genus: Elephantulus
Species: E. intufi
Over to you Jonty1 - one (amongst many) of our most enthusiastic Boffins.

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Zippy Zebra

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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:31 pm

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Yes another one please .... I just found this quizz :dance:

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