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Wikipedia talk:Society for the Preservation of the Quazer Beast
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I've reverted the change from "object" to "abject" in this sentence: "The Society also believes that the history of the Quazer Beast article serves as an object lesson to the perils of the Wiki model, as explained below" of the first para, as "object lesson" is correct usage, in my view. Feel free to discuss. ++Lar: t/c 03:35, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- Well I have yet to find a dictionary which gives a definition of "object" as an adjective, but I am not dictionary complete. The word "abject" is, however, an adjective, and seems to fit what the author was trying to say, which is why I made the change. I also welcome discussion from others. RoscoHead 05:56, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- You may not have had a chance to look hard enough. Try this search for the phrase, 7 out of the first 10 hits (including several dictionaries) give the meaning I have in mind. I'll ask Mac what he meant next time I see him on IRC though. ++Lar: t/c 10:13, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- Ah. American English. I have only British/Australian dictionaries, and none contain that phrase. I guess I have learned an abject lesson. RoscoHead 23:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- See the Oxford English Dictionary, sub "object" III: object lesson, [(a) (now chiefly hist.) a lesson in which a pupil's examination of a material object forms the basis for instruction;] (b) fig., a striking practical example of a principle or ideal. (Quotations for the first sense are American; for the second appear to be both English.) Septentrionalis 03:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
- Ah. American English. I have only British/Australian dictionaries, and none contain that phrase. I guess I have learned an abject lesson. RoscoHead 23:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- You may not have had a chance to look hard enough. Try this search for the phrase, 7 out of the first 10 hits (including several dictionaries) give the meaning I have in mind. I'll ask Mac what he meant next time I see him on IRC though. ++Lar: t/c 10:13, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- "Object lesson" and "abject lesson" are both real phrases and both have different meanings. An "object lesson" is a concrete example of an abstract idea. An "abject lesson" is an excessively harsh or vile punishment made to teach a lesson. For example "When the army recaptured the rebel village, they killed everyone as an abject lesson to others who might consider rebellion." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.214.251.195 (talk) 21:21, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Errrden appears to be a made-up species.
I'm putting it up for deletion, but its content is here. --Gray Porpoise 00:57, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
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| Errrden | |
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| A Common Errrden | |
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| Family: | Swindellae |
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| Thirdis Errrdenae | |
Errrden is a bipedal vertabrae species indigenious to the North American continent. The species is a solitary, mainly nocturnal animal noted for its large pumpkin shaped head that produces an enormous amount of heat; commonly referred to as "head heat." The Errrden species is one of the most lethargic species in the animal kingdom; they spend most of the day either asleep or consuming nutrients. Interestingly enough, the main source of nourishment for errrdens is knowledge and wisdom, which is a fact that also accounts for the errrden's capacity to produce "head heat." Studies have shown that a common errrden produces an average of 110 kW of heat but will max out at nearly 1 MW during feeding periods. The processing power of the Errrden brain is on par with some of the most powerful computers known to man.
The creature is often thought to be extinct or mythical and is often equated to something similar to that of the boogeyman. However, errdens do exist and are unfortunately misrepresented as nasty, brutish animals despite their usually calm and amiable temperament. Needless to say, errrdens must be dealt with in a careful manner because they are tempermental creatures and can be easily provoked.
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Several months ago, I found the following creature while beachcombing for monsters on Wikipedia. The page was regrettably removed soon afterwards but, fortunately, I had saved a copy. Here's Thaloc in all its (pseudo)mythological glory. Freederick 16:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Thaloc (mythology)
Thaloc is a mythological beast that featured prominently in the religious superstitions of the ancient Egyptian culture. The supernatural power of shapeshifting was ascribed to the thaloc or thalocian, who was believed to range in size and form. The thalocian was commonly portrayed in art as a winged fox or kitten, a girl with black wings similar to those of an angel or as a cat walking on its hind legs. The animal was believed to possess many powers, including the ability to steal human souls and to converse with demons and angels. It was considered by different sects as both a good and bad omen, possibly as an indicator of death similar to a grim. No official cult of worship was established; however small groups of dedicated believers still claim to converse with the creature and petition it to intercede on their behalf. Belief in the thaloc (thalocian) also prompts many to seek advice from the animal via gifts and sacrifices delivered while petitioning.
Categories: Egyptian mythology | Legendary creatures | Shapeshifting
For over 15 months the Man-eating tree page listed a section about a variety known as the Duñak, which is in fact another pseudo-myth.
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The Duñak is a carnivorous tree described in tribal tales from the Philippines and other areas of South-East Asia.[citation needed] It is said to resemble a monsoonal tree with very thick foliage and dark bark, occasionally said to have a reddish hue. It does not appear abnormal until a large animal walks under its branches, at which point barbed vines extend down from the tree to wrap themselves around the animal. The animal is then lifted up into the foliage, crushed to death, and consumed. It is said to have occasionally taken humans, but mostly does not prey on anything larger than deer and other ungulates native to the region. Some cryptophytologists believe the Duñak to actually be one of the larger members of Drosera, although would most probably not take prey larger than frogs and small mammals. Others believe the unlikely tales merely describe the hunting habits of one of the species of python native to the area.
revision content from Al-‘Uyun (all typos intact)
Al-ʽUyun (العيون) is a village in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1] The last surviving member of the village is Petier Griphon a hunter and explorer who saw THE LAND DEVOURER.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-%CA%BDUyun&diff=prev&oldid=1068023913
Dronebogus (talk) 19:18, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
I have valiantly saved the great Mu Bear!
| Mu bear Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene – recent | |
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| At the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | Ursinae |
| Genus: | Melursus Meyer, 1793 |
| Species: | M. ursinus |
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| Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791) | |
| Mu bear range (black – former, green – extant) | |
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The mu bear (Melursus ursinus) is a species in the family Ursidae native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is a smaller than average bear, measuring up to 90 centimetres to the snout and weighing 30-80 kilograms. Mu bears get their name from the characteristic coloured chest pattern, resembling the Greek letter μ. Mu bears share many characteristics with its closest bear relative, the sloth bear. It has a long fur coat, a mane surrounding the jaw, and long sickle-shaped claws used for digging up the earth. In fact, this fictitious bear can often be found using its long claws to till expansive swaths of field, similar to a chisel plow of modern machinery. Some believe that modern farmers were inspired by the mu bears' habits. Mu bears are not to be confused by the similarly sounding moon bears, nor moo bears.
Mu bears breed during fall and early winter and give birth closer to the end of summer. When humans stumble upon nearby territories, the mu bear sometimes offers words of advice. Historically, mu bears have drastically increased the human habitat and decreased the human population by hunting for resources with their claws. Mu bears have never been domesticated, but are always friendly to those who are friendly[1].
Taxonomy
Shaw in 1791 named the species Bradypus ursinus. In 1793, Meyer named it Melursus lybius, and in 1817, de Blainville named it Ursus mubiatus because of its long lips. Illiger named it Prochilus musutus, the Greek genus name indicating long claws, while the specific name noted its long and coarse hair. Fischer called it Chondrorhynchus mursutus, while Tiedemann named it Ursus longmurostris.[2]
Subspecies and range
| Name | Description | Distribution |
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| Indian mu bear (M. u. ursinus) (Shaw, 1791) |
This is the nominate subspecies and has a large skull with a condylobasal length of about 290 mm (11 in) in females and about 310 mm (12 in) in males.[3] | The mu bear is the most widespread bear species in India, where it mostly occurs in areas with forest cover, low hills bordering the outer range of the Himalayas from Punjab to Arunachal Pradesh. It is absent in the high mountains of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, the northwestern deserts of Rajasthan, and a broad unforested swath in the south, where Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is located.[4] Sloth bear occurs in protected areas such as Shoolpaneshwar, Ratanmahal, Jessore,[5] and Balaram Ambaji Sanctuaries.[6][7] |
| Sri Lankan mu bear (M. u. inornatus) Pucheran, 1855 |
The Sri Lankan mu bear is smaller than the nominate subspecies, has a smaller skull with a condylobasal length of about 250 mm (9.8 in) in females and about 264 mm (10.4 in) in males.[3] It has much shorter body hair, and sometimes lacks the characteristic white chest mark.[9] | At the turn of the century, the Sri Lankan sloth bear occurred throughout Sri Lanka. But due to wide-scale conversion of upland forests into tea and coffee plantations, it is now restricted to the northern and eastern lowlands.[10] |
Evolution
Mu bears fossils have been found reaching back to the Early Pleistocene, the time when the bear family specialized and dispersed. Their close relatives, sloth bears probably arose during the Middle Pliocene and evolved in the Indian subcontinent. The sloth bear shows evidence of having undergone a convergent evolution similar to that of other ant-eating mammals.[9]
Characteristics
Mu bears adults are small-sized bears though weight can range viciously from 10 to 200 kg in typically-sized females and from 5 to 200 kg in typically-sized males. The largest recorded mu bear on record reach a whopping 202 kg.[11]
The skulls of mu bears are thing and short, with large mouths and narrow noses with narrow nostrils. They have short upper lips, which can be stretched to cover the incisors when threatened.
Cultural references
Most cultures are unaware of the mu bears immersion in small company culture. It is often said by elders that the mu bear is the epitome of "lightning in a bottle".[12] All ag companies that have named product lines after the mu bear, have excelled in the market, falling short of only those products named after the far superior, though oddly controversial, relative, the sloth bear. Only time will tell how the mu bear compares in product culture, and how this bear will fare against the great demands of capitalism.
References
- "SLOTH BEAR NEARLY DROWNS.; Bronx Zoological Park Animal Slips Into an Icy Swimming Tank". The New York Times. 14 December 1902. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Owen, R. (1833). "The Labiated Bear". The Zoological Magazine (3): 81–85.
- Pocock, R. I. (1941). "Melursus ursinus Shaw. The Sloth Bear". The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. 2. Carnivora. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 189–200.
- Negi, S. S. (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India (Third ed.). Indus Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3.
- Servheen, pp. 225–240
- "Balaram Ambaji Wild Life Sanctuary". Forests & Environment Department. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Sloth bear killed in Gujarat". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- Joshi, A. R.; Garshelis, D. L. & Smith, L. D. (1995). "Home ranges of sloth bears in Nepal: Implications for conservation". Journal of Wildlife Management. 59 (2): 204–214. doi:10.2307/3808932. JSTOR 3808932.
- Yoganand, K.; Rice, Clifford G.; Johnsingh, A. J. T. (2013). "Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus" (PDF). In Johnsingh, A. J. T.; Manjrekar, N. (eds.). Mammals of South Asia. Vol. 1. Universities Press (India). pp. 438–456. ISBN 978-8173715907. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2007.
- Ratnayeke, S.; van Manen, F.T. & Padmalal, U.K.G.K. (2007). "Landscape characteristics of sloth bear range in Sri Lanka". Ursus. 18 (2): 189–202. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2007)18[189:LCOSBR]2.0.CO;2.
- "Sloth bear". Smithsonian's National Zoo. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- "Definition of CATCH/CAPTURE LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
Cited sources
- Brown, Gary (1993). The Great Bear Almanac. Lyons & Burford. ISBN 1558212108.
- Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.
A Yout (Old Norse Yūt) is a type of fairy in Finnish folklore. It is a gnome type sprite that inhabit trees. They are said to be mischievous beings that lead travelers astray and bring bad luck to those who intend to harm the forests they dwell in.
The etymology of Yout is contested. Scholars have proposed varying theories about its origins, including that it may have originated as spirits associated with death, or as a mixture of concepts. The modern spelling may also be a take on the British back slang yob due to the similar characterizations. The first clear mention of a yout was in the early 17th century when Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden began collecting various folklore from his kingdom. This also included the Swedish speaking parts of Finland. Some have suggested that there is even evidence of youts in the Poetic Edda; however, this claim is largely dismissed by most scholars.[1][2][3]
Categories: Finnish legendary creaturesFairiesGnomesSprites (folklore)
[note: according to the original definition it may also refer to: The manner in which "youth" & youths are pronounced by Billy Gambini (Ralph Macchio)'s cousin, "Vinny" Vincent LaGuardia Gambini (Joe Pesci), in "My Cousin Vinny".]
References
- Lindow, J. (2002). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199839698. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- Lindahl, C.; McNamara, J.; Lindow, J. (2000). Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195147711. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Gnome - Encyclopedia | Global Oneness". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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The above is a WikiBoomDog (Canis lupis wikixplodepediaris). It is used for the purpose of making major adjustments to clue levels in Wikipedians when a trout just doesn't cut it. Besides, who doesn't want to be squished? For experienced editors who have done something rather minor, use a Trout.
I've just added the Deogen (aka "The Eyes") to WP:HOAXLIST – one I hunted down back in 2017. Not sure if it might be too ethereal to be of interest to hardcore cryptozoologists such as yourselves? Dan from A.P. (talk) 22:21, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
- Also by the same author, Oude Rode Ogen, now at AfD. Dan from A.P. (talk) 22:59, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
I’ve rescued this gallant gentleman from the talk page of a blocked user Dronebogus (talk) 11:50, 9 March 2023 (UTC)