Gerenuk

Hello all,

I hope all of my readers are doing "okay", but I further hope that all of those who have commented my blog are doing well and blessed with joy and fortune.

I am also flattered by the amount of success my last blog enjoyed, as it has established a record for the most amount of comments. I hope this trend continues and the amount of constructive comments continues to grow and flourish like I promised in my very first blog, the golden age.

I hope everybody does well in finals, but it should NOT under any circumstance take away your valuable time and attention away from this blog and the appreciation of these underappreciated animals. At the end of the day, what is truly more important? Doing well in school or taking a moment of your time to realize that these animals deserve recognition. I know all of you are chuckling, perhaps engaging in a laugh out loud moment, because the answer to my previous question is obvious.

Now down to business:

The picture listed below is of the Gerenuk.



As per the previous blog comments, I have decided to implement a new feature. I apologize that it is nothing flashy, but I ultimately think that it would take away from the purpose of this blog - appreciating animals.



The Gerenuk is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry bushy shrub and steppe in East Africa. The word Gerenuk comes from the Somali, meaning “giraffe-necked”, and leads to another common name, the Giraffe-necked Antelope. Here is were the underappreciation exists. Not only is it immature to think of these animals as giraffes merely because of a similar neck, but it is furthermore immature. This type of behavior is racist and truly takes away from what the Gerenuk was intended to be - an antelope who should be respected for all that it is - not a giraffe.

In addition, spell check does not even recognize it as a word. This same misfortune was felt by the Aardwolf. Instead, it thinks I'm spelling greenhouse, greenfly, or greenback. What is clearly wrong with this imagery is the fact that the Gerenuk hates the color green. Why else do you think it consumes grass? It is attempting to rid the earth of anything green because it cannot stand the sight of such color. For spell check to group the Gerenuk with the color green is downright wrong and is distasteful.

The Gerenuk's eats by climbing trees and swallowing food that then enters their throats. These animals are also so exclusive, that they often do not ever drink in their lifetime. This type of adaptive property is a unique trait that I wish I had as I am constantly thirsty... especially when I am eating pretzels.

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SunBear

Before I post about the latest underappreciated animal, I would like to make it clear that I am a sinner. I did not kill any any individual, abuse any soul, or even taken the lords name in vain. Much worse, I have not been contributing to this blog on a regular basis. As a direct result of my negligence, the lack of promotion of these animals is causing even more underappreciation. In theory, my very blog is causing what I set out to combat. This type of disrespect is not only wrong, but it is racist. In order to deter this racism, I will change. As John Adams once passionately declared, "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people". We can furthermore extend this very principle and use it as a guiding precedent to my blog. As long as the appreciation towards the animals I blog about exists in the minds and hearts of all of my faithful readers, then this blog is as successful as the Battle of Saratoga and Sherman's March to Sea.

Now that I have gotten that necessary information out of the way, it is time to turn our attention to even more necessary information,

The animal featured below is the SunBear



Now you may be wondering... why exactly is this SunBear underappreciated? Well, if you examine the name, the answer to this question becomes immediately apparent.

The SUNbear actually HATES the sun. That is correct. If you look closely at the picture, you can clearly see that the sun causes this animal severe dehydration and it causes it to look very unappealing. It is not only wrong, inconsiderate, brash, careless, and ungracious, but it is furthermore racist to name an animal by something it absolutely hates. Take for instance the kiwi, this animal actually despises not only the taste, but the very sight of a kiwi. This has been shown by various studies basing their findings on empirical evidence. We can further extend this principle to humans. It would be terrible self-centered of me if I were to call Joey "Rascal Flatts", "Tony Stewart", "Duke Basketball", "Big Ten", or even "Pencader Dining Hall". There is a reason for why we do not call him by these names! It would be indelicate and intolerant and furthermore reckless behavior.

Secondly, Adult SunBears have almost no predators except humans, due to their fierce reputation and formidable teeth. While it is believed that George Washington's teeth were made of wool, this is nothing more than an erroneous fallacy. In fact, George Washington established the trend for using the teeth from sunbears. This trend continues even today and your grandma or grandpa could even wear teeth made from these underappreciated animals.

As always, I pose several questions:

1) Can you think of an animal that is called by something it truly hates? If so, how do you think this animal feels?

2) Can you think of things your friends hate? How would you feel if you called them by this instead of their respected name?

3) Did you feel something missing this week in your life because my blog was not updated? (If I did, I really apologize)

4) What features would you like to see added to this blog?

Be well and be safe

This blog has been brought to you by honored scholar Michael J. DeFelice