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Salvador Dalí and the Anteater (slrpnk.net)
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When asked about his fascination with the animal by [Dick] Cavett, the artist describes anteaters as “angelic.” A master of PR, Dalí knew well by this stage in his career the marketability of his eccentricities but even so, his longstanding affinity to anteaters does seem earnest, and certainly well-documented.

Photo: Salvador Dalí walking a giant anteater in Paris, 1969.

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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Okay, if it's not down to rank jealousy, then... the mystery abounds! oO

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    I always try to share the opportunity, but I'm much more comfortable with seizing the rare opportunity for the story, hence the hippo boop, and I also kissed the nose of a shark I caught fishing (somewhere in the 2-3 foot range). Other stuff like the big tarantulas or hissing roaches were just too high on the creepy crawly scale for them. The hissing roach was surprisingly friendly for an invertebrate.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    Well I'm not sure we followed the same comment-chain logic, but I feel you, matey. And mucho thanks for checking in, here. Actually, I'd looked up c/animals a little before, and based on the last thing I read, my mind was asploded about specific vertebrae developed and non-developed in terms of neck bones. That was some awesome research IMO.

    Fuck, we need to get you a web-TV series stat, assuming you look and/or sound a bit interesting?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I'm no Steve Irwin, but they've put weirder people than me on TV before! 😉

    That vertebrae study was really cool and had a lot of surprises in it. My wife does X-rays for a living, so I was talking to her about it for a bit. She seemed mildly interested, in a wife sort of way, but I don't think she wanted to hear about more work stuff after she got home...

    I'm glad you all like still hearing me ramble on about all things animal here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I don’t think she wanted to hear about more work stuff after she got home…

    Haha... oh yeah, I know that one. XD

    I’m glad you all like still hearing me ramble on about all things animal here.

    It's just plain awesome to me, but TBH I also get frustrated with myself at times that I can't keep up with you.

    In any case, like most people I have many interests, but animals & plants are high on my list, partly because we're so danged entwined with them on so many current & historic levels, and it frankly pisses me the hell off that we moderns seem to have largely forgotten that. Forgotten almost *everything*, in practical terms. Now, I'm not gonna go with the word "sacrilege," but the absurd assumptions we modern doofuses commonly make in our heads about animals, the environment, plants, sustainability are just... ugh.

    Oh dear... late-reply alert! :S

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Nawww, you do good with what you do. I'm happy anyone who is still posting and replying is still doing so in whatever capacity.

    I said about as much on my snake post this morning that it's kinda crazy how many of us know more about tech or space or the Roman Empire or what not than we do the plants and animals in our literal back yards. Our ancient ancestors would look at us like we were the biggest bozos. 😅

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