My Wildlife 3

A Hippopotamus Underwater

The last of the wild bunch…

Have fun! 

“Not just any rat, a cane rat, or Rietrot. No danger to anyone but everyday fighting that stigma of being a dirty rat.”

“I got many natural enemies and all of them want a piece of my family. I normally check if the coast is clear for the rest to come out.”

“Tense moments!”

“Everyday we exercise our DISPERSE routine. I normally run up front, with my kids following me closely and my wife at the end, counting heads.”

“And when I shout DISPERSE, we all dive into seperate directions and hold still!. Confuses the shit out of any predator…”

“1, 2, 3, 4… WHERE IS NUMBER 5?”

“I am the Vervet male, Alpha. Responsible for the social structures within my ever expanding group.”

“My responsibilities range from ensuring overall safety and inhibiting the social behaviors and interactions with females of the lower-ranking males in the group.”

“I also organise our yearly group photo. But that needs further work…”

“There is a female-Alpha and we call her Bertha.”

“Lately she is concerned about a few younger male vervets, who show preference for siting on hard objects, rather than heated females. They even formed a separate group, called the LBTH-ges.

“Now I need to sort that out… She doesn’t dare… She is even afraid for her own reflection!”

“They call me a Yellow Mongoose. Mainly because I am yellow-ish. How original you humans are…”

“I don’t like to do photo sessions or being captured on video. So, be lucky with these two stills that guy has on me.”

“My cousin, the black mongoose, does like to parade for shoots and stuff. Guess where he got his name from…?” 

YEAH BABY… BLACK IS BACK!”

“They call me Black because I foresee a black future for any snake I track down!”

“WHAT A HORSESHIT COUSIN… YOU KNOW VERY WELL IT IS THOSE BLOODY HUMANS WHO GAVE US THOSE STUPID, COLOURCODED, REFERENCES!”

“Sure… whatever.”

“Smokey is the name. I was born in 2006 and lived here with the family on the plot, keeping them alive with fresh mice.”

“I was the last one alive from the nest. My brother Witje and sister Salmiak died under some strange circumstances back in 2017, RIP you both.”

“I died in 2013, at an age of 17 years. I loved being here, strolling around at night in search of breakfast, or just playing some cards with Tier and Musk.”

“I still look pretty handsome on my last picture, although I already started to lose weight.” 

“Where is he? YOU KNOW DARN WELL WHO I’M TALKING ABOUT!”

“I smell him.. WHERE IS ROGER!?”

“I am Roger Rabbit and I rather not waste my time talking to you.”

“I have to stay alert for that nasty Jackal… he already ate most of my family”

“So… leave me… please?”

Ok…. they don’t… 

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