Ringtails

[keaalu]

Silly question, just in case someone may know... WHAT, exactly, is a "ringtail"? Way back in 2000 or so, I assumed they were lemurs (even if they didn't look that much like them), but after having seen "grey fox ringtails" or "Fennec ringtails" (which don't seem to look like ANY of the three, save having pointed noses and stripey tails) I'm completely bemused, now. *headscratch*

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[slaskia.livejournal.com]

I always assumed 'ring tails' were refering to lemurs as well, so you got me there.

[aegis-fox.livejournal.com]

Silly Keaalu, you're talking to someone who carries a dictionary at all times, just so he can understand half the words he says. *pulls it out*

It's either A): A raccoon (unofficial term) -

B): This thing:


Which is either referred to as a ringtail, or a ringtail cat. I forget the scientific name, if I ever knew it.

C): (Slang, of a sort) Anything that has or resembles a long, banded tail.

There is a type of ringtail lemur, but I'm not sure how often it's just called a ringtail.
And of course, in the same way people use the word "vixen," or "furry," apparently, they'll just slap a long tail with an alternating color pattern on something and call it a "ringtail"....

[(Anonymous)]

Well, all the "ringtails" I've seen look like none of these (although the ringtailed cat is closest), so I'll stick with "funny mutant fox-lemur-sex-thing".

Blah. :P The world needs more indri and cuttlefish and tamandu.

Keaalu@work

[aegis-fox.livejournal.com]

Ah, if we're talking about "sex-things", then that should explain it all. We should all know by this point what people will do for the sake of Pr0n. And in it as well.

More cuttlefish would be nice. And squid. Giant Squid! And foxes!!!......