Comments by "Arthur Samson" (@Rekuzan) on "WATOP" channel.

  1. Actually, local farmers could potentially use this to their advantage and possibly build their farms with the idea of flooding in mind, just like the ancient Egyptians did. They actually anticipated the regular flooding of the Nile, using it greatly to their advantage, producing extra food during floods so they'd have food stores to make it through droughts.
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  2. Haven't seen a Hyena in person myself yet, but, I DID come across a wild 'yote on a trail once. Funny thing was, it wasn't up in the Rockies, it was down in Denver. But it was a concrete path running through our local 'Green Belt' along side a small river, so it makes sense why one would be down there. At first I thought it was just a stray until I got up to it and took a closer look! Most people would do the atypical back away slowly and not make eye contact or whatever... Me? I'm jumpin' up and down in excitement as it was the first time I'd spotted one RL. Talking to it, hootin', hollerin, singing, dancing around it in circles (I'm pretty sure I even did the Macarena at one point...) and to be perfectly honest, the poor thing was more confused than anything else. It wound up walking off in one direction down a random path, occasionally stopping and glancing back to make sure I wasn't following it. Granted, this was almost 20 years ago and things were rather different back then, but still fun!
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  3. In all fairness, Human perfume IS made out of Whale Barf (Ambergris), so, come on, who are we to judge? Granted our approach is a lot more refined, but to sit there, smelling the fresh Whale chuck, and to think to yourself "I can make this smell awesome!" .....WHO DOES THAT???
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  4. Or in Florida...
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  5. Personally, I really don't have a problem with Hyenas coming into close proximity to me. Making direct contact with a dead animal carcass though is where I draw the line. That being said, these peeps could definitely help an animal behaviorist write a new book or two on the subject.
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  6. Lagomorphs AND Rodents! Being so small, their food passes through at a record pace which is why they will usually pile it up somewhere within easy reaching distance of their burrow/nest.
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