My buddy is on a quest to be the first to photograph all forty species of wild cats. He's at 38 of 40 (I'm at 7, so I don't think I've got any chance of winning.) He's trying to finish up within the next six months or so, and is currently down in Chile trying to get a güiña. He recently told me, though, that his victory may be short lived, as a group of scientists reviewing cat species are likely about to break some of the small cats up into additional separate species and he'll have to get those too.
Oh, trust me, he knows its meaningless in the end. It's really an excuse to spend his life engaged with and promoting conservation of the wild cats he loves.
Related "Photo Ark – An effort to document every species living in zoos and sanctuaries (nationalgeographic.org)" 23.apr.2020 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22953622 9 comments
My buddy is on a quest to be the first to photograph all forty species of wild cats. He's at 38 of 40 (I'm at 7, so I don't think I've got any chance of winning.) He's trying to finish up within the next six months or so, and is currently down in Chile trying to get a güiña. He recently told me, though, that his victory may be short lived, as a group of scientists reviewing cat species are likely about to break some of the small cats up into additional separate species and he'll have to get those too.
Sounds like he has to front run the upcoming species demarcations.
That is simultaneously so heartwarming and so silly. Please sit him down and have a long, serious talk about cladistics!
The kids are learning about it earlier and earlier these days, you know — it’s better that he heard that species don’t exist from you.
Oh, trust me, he knows its meaningless in the end. It's really an excuse to spend his life engaged with and promoting conservation of the wild cats he loves.
Related "Photo Ark – An effort to document every species living in zoos and sanctuaries (nationalgeographic.org)" 23.apr.2020 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22953622 9 comments
This is my favorite type of news! Animals are the absolute best and I love learning about new ones we've discovered.
This guy is awesome. My wife got almost every one of his tabletop books.
Good luck with the beetles, man.
At least they didn't choose ants and termites. =3
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