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David In Indy:

--- Quote from: Phillip Dampier on April 05, 2007, 08:02:07 pm ---Then there is the kinkajou (sp?) that escaped from the zoo, boarded a bus, rode around with the driver for an hour, and then bit a woman on the face after she decided she could hold it.  And he/she didn't even pay!

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I didn't hear about this, Phillip. It sounds cute. Isn't a kinkajou a small honey bear?

David In Indy:

--- Quote from: LauraGigs on April 05, 2007, 08:26:31 pm ---I loved that story!!!  When it broke and I saw a picture like on the OP, I was like, "Aawwwwwww".  Seriously — there's something about the haplessness of the animal that's kind of comical.  He has this expression like, "Here I am . . . WTF do I do now??"

I come from a family of dog owners & we've had several German shepherds (like Jake, heehee).  So you're inclined to have a weakness for canines of all stripes, even the potentially dangerous ones.

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I know what you mean Laura. It's especially cute when they wander in and act completely calm and collected. This is beginning to happen more and more. I have many coyotes and deer in my neighborhood. They wander up and down the streets at night. More and more ecotones are created each year as the wilderness continues to disappear and more neighborhoods and urban centers are developed.

Ellemeno:

--- Quote from: David on April 05, 2007, 08:52:05 pm ---I know what you mean Laura. It's especially cute when they wander in and act completely calm and collected. This is beginning to happen more and more. I have many coyotes and deer in my neighborhood. They wander up and down the streets at night. More and more ecotones are created each year as the wilderness continues to disappear and more neighborhoods and urban centers are developed.

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I never heard the word "ecotone" before.  Here's from wikipedia:

"An ecotone is a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). It may appear on the ground as a gradual blending of the two communities across a broad area, or it may manifest itself as a sharp boundary line."

Thanks David!

opinionista:

--- Quote from: Fran on April 05, 2007, 07:02:11 pm ---Here's a link to another story on the coyote, which includes a video showing it being taken away by Animal Control:

Wily Coyote Wanders Into Loop Sandwich Shop


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I felt bad seeing the coyote being dragged into the van. The poor animal. He was so scared.

David In Indy:

--- Quote from: Ellemeno on April 06, 2007, 02:25:45 pm ---
Thanks David!

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Yeah, who would have ever thought that the west side of Indianapolis (Speedway) would have an ecotone, but it does. Many kinds of animals come out at night and walk the streets; especially coyotes and deers.

My father has the same problem at his house. He lives on the east side of Indianapolis. Ever since they closed Fort Benjamin Harrison (an army base), homes, apartment buildings and shopping centers have been built. This has eliminated much of the natural forests the animals once lived in and occupied. So now, the animals have no where to go and they are forced to walk through the neighborhoods at night in search of food.

It's actually very sad, because the animals always end up enduring the hardships.  :'(

We are quickly running out of room in this country, and the ecotones are evidence of this fact.

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