Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 29, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > "The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, > of which > there are two families, the Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and the > Ochotonidae (pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Greek > lagos > (?????) hare and morph? (?????) form. > Though these mammals can resemble rodents (order Rodentia), and were > classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth > century, > they have since been considered a separate order." > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagomorpha > > As that did not show up on my list I had the gnawing thought hmmmm... > that you'd be > wrong and looked it up. > > They used to think Bunnies where rodents. > Some of the bunnies themselves I hear always were for quite a while > confused. > > I think the bunnies and the chipmunks go to the same bars. bunnies and hares... lagomorphs all...and not just that, they occasionally/rarely carry rabies. Watch where you hang out... Steve > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:19:44 -0500 >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >> Cc: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> >> Subject: [Leica] Re: Rodents >> >> >> On Dec 29, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Seth wrote: >> >>> squirrels? SQUIRRELS??? but they're rodents, f'r heav'n sake! >>> >>> did a bloody rodent ever sit in your lap? - or lick your hand? >>> without you >>> worrying about rabies? >> >> So are lovely silken soft floppy eared bunnies. What would Easter be >> without a spokes rodent? Anyway, they all taste like chicken. >> >> Larry Z >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information thanks, Steve