My 7 Coolest Hybrid Animals Ever

7. Cama

A mix between a Camel and Llama. Cama is woolier than a camel but much sturdier than a llama. Presumeably it can also spit twice the distance than a regular llama. This breed is is what happened when the scientist in the Dubai's Camel Reproduction Center (they have a center for reproducing camels?) got bored of the same ol' same ol' camel-on-camel action. So they wonder what kinda of animal would a two species that has been developing separately for 30 million years create? So they venture of to the Andes, kidnapped one of the resident llamas and brought it to Dubai to go through some no-doubt awkward artificial insemination. Why artificial? Because the mom a is a 200 kgs llama and the dad is a camel that is 5 times her size. That would be like watching a horror movie. Not to mention the depression the llama would have after such an ordeal.  After the whole shenanigans, three Camas was born to this world. And unlike the other hybrids, they are not sterile. So expect more Camas in the future people.  

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            Llama Mom
                                                                                                                       Camel Dad



6. Savannah Cat

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Want a big cat that you can cuddle? Want to take it out for a stroll and enjoy the awe of the people around you? Want to do it without being clawed to death? Well now you can, because now there is a breed of cat called the Savannah Cat. It's a mix between an African Serval (left) and your regular house cat (duh!).  This particular cat breed is huge for its kind but is completely tame. While a real big cat would slap your face to next week the moment it saw you, this one is totally friendly to all beings.  First introduced in 1986 by cat breeder Judee Frank, it was later accepted as a new registered breed in 2001, allowing you who have crazy cat fantasies to finally put a silly hat on a jungle cat's head.


5. Wolphin

No. It's not a Wolf and a Dolphin! It's a mix between a False Killer Whale and a Bottlenose Dolphin.  False Killer Whale DO exist. They are NOT fake whales, they are  REAL whales but not really killers, i guess (i just find out about their existence when writing this blog!). What can i say about it... other than it look just exactly like both sides of its parent. Oh, and they're very rare... there's two in The Orlando Sea Park, but i think that's about it.

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4. Lipard

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As the picture suggested, a Lipard came drom a leopard mom and a lion dad. The result is a slightly confused-looking bigass cat with awkward manes. Mating between these two species is tricky because, just like the Camel and Llama, a Lion is significantly bigger than the leopard. Creepy, but possible. It was first documented in a Vienna Zoo in 1951 but a better documented, more natural mating took place in Florence Italy in 1982.  A man named Franco Stenta owned several tame big cats; 2 tigers, 2 lions, and a leopardess. This unlikely romance occured in the coutyard of Mr. Stenta's Paper factory. The cub was born on the 27th of August 1982, weighing roughly like a leopard cub and was mistakenly identified by Mr. Stenta who initially thought it was a daring domestic cat who strays to the cages of the big cats. Boy was he surprised! His reaction? Sold the cat when it's 5 months old and set out to breed some more!


3. Zonkey 

A Zonkey is a mix between a Zebra stallion and a female Donkey. At first you'd think, "oh, yeah, that make sense. They're kinda look alike". But have you ever think, in your wildest dreams, that it would look like this..?

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What the!? Is that a pony wearing pantyhos!? What's with the stripes ending all of a sudden like that in the thigh!? Is this guy real? Yes it is, and do expect more of them, and their mixed cousins, in the future because a Zebra, both male and female,  will mate with any of their horsey cousins. The result is a mix of peculiar, yet cute breeds like a Zorse (zebra and horse) and Zony (zebra and pony). They also have an awesome nickname : Zebrass! 

2. Sarloos Wolfhound.

Sarloos Wolfhound was first breed by a dutchman named Leendert Sarloos who wanted to have a wolf-ish looking dog. Thus the name Sarloos Wolfhound (life was simple back then). He wanted to have a dog that looked crazily scary, it would deter even the most determined postman,  but is totally tame that it won't eat your face. So he went to get himself a Mackenzie Valley Wolf and combine it with a German Shepherd. This seemingly impossible endeavour apparently worked out well. Who would've thought that mixing the genes of the scariest wolf and the scariest dog could actually produce a tame, friendly wolf-faced dog? i didn't!

 

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1. Liger

A Liger is combination of a Lion and a Tigress. This spectacular mating between the king and queen of the jungle produced the Caesar of the Cats. A Liger is the biggest cat in the world, weighing in around 400 kilograms. This is because a lion have something called the growth gene. In a normal lion-to-lion mating, this gigantism cannot occur because the lioness have the growth inhibitor gene that acts as the anti of the growth gene. Tigress don't have this, allowing the Liger offspring to experience growth far more in their growing years compared to both parents and took more time in reaching their full adult size. Once they do though, you can not hope of pissing them off and walk away with your limbs intact.

 
                      

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Kids Nowadays...!

Beberapa hari yang lalu, saya mengupdate status facebook saya. Isinya kayak gini:

‘Anak saya yang bungsu, umur 2 tahun. Hobinya nonton sinetron “Putri Bidadari”.

Anak saya yang sulung, umur 5 tahun. Hobinya nonton sinetron “Kutunggu Kau Di Pasar Minggu”

Saya, umur 27 tahun, hobinya nonton ‘Saint Seiya*”.

Kedengarannya lucu, tapi sebenarnya agak memiriskan hati juga. Masih umur 5 tahun tontonannya malah sinetron dewasa yang temanya gak pernah lari dari pertentangan antara cinta dan harta, penindasan si kaya terhadap miskin, atau remaja-remaja  necis yang hobi pamer kekayaan. Hanya sedikit stasiun tv yang menyiarkan acara anak-anak yang memang pantas untuk ditonton oleh anak-anak. Untuk yang berlangganan tv kabel memang ada beragam pilihan tontonan, tapi buat yang enggak? Buat mereka yang hanya bisa nonton siaran lokal, tidak ada pilihan lain selain nonton sinetron striping. Saya ingat sekali tontonan-tontonan saya waktu kecil; Si Komo, Unyil, atau produk-produk impor kayak Doraemon, Saint Seiya, Ksatria Baja Hitam. Siaran-siaran ini, walaupun ceritanya sederhana namun punya nilai moral yang jauh lebih tinggi ketimbang sinetron.

Bukan hanya soal tontonan, tapi soal musik juga. Perasaan saya aja, atau sekarang memang sudah gak ada lagi penyanyi cilik? Dulu saya kecil nyanyinya, “abang tukang bakso, mari-mari sini, saya mau beli..”; anak-anak sekarang? “namaku cinta, ketika kita bersama...dst.” Apa gak kepagian anak-anak umur 5 tahunan nyanyi soal cinta? Dimana lagu tentang penggembala sapi, naik delman, tukang bakso, nyamuk nakal, lumba-lumba, heli?

Yah.. mudah-mudahan industri film dan musik negeri ini bisa mulai memperhatikan generasi kecil indonesia. Untuk saat ini, pintar-pintar orang tuanya ajalah menyaring apa yang anak-anak mereka dengar dan lihat.

Susahnya nulis blog!

“Welcome to my blog...”

Hmm... hambar ah.

“Selamat datang di blog saya..”

Bedanya apa sama yg diatas selain bahasanya? Malah terkesan formal. Bukan suasana yang saya inginkan di blog saya. Apalagi untuk pos perdana, harus mantaph!

Menulis blog ternyata susah susah gampang. Bagaimana caranya kita menggambarkan sesuatu yang biasa  biar orang tertarik untuk membaca? Apalagi kalo yang kita tulis tentang kehidupan sehari-hari kita, bisa dikiraian cari perhatian. Gak diperhatiin ya ama orang tua? Atau celebrity wannabe? Mau nulis tentang kata-kata bijak juga nanti malah disangka pengen gantiin Mario Teguh. Gampangnya? Ya emang siapa yang gak bisa nulis! okay..in this case, type, kecuali anda adalah seorang yang 'buta komputer', yang berarti anda tidak akan berada disini untuk membaca blog saya. ^^

Yah, hambatan untuk menulis memang beragam, terutama untuk seorang penulis baru seperti saya. Mulai dari bingung nyari ide (emang si ide pergi gak pamit ya?), nyari waktu (wah, si waktu mulai ketularan nakalnya si ide nih..), sampai mengumpulkan keberanian buat akhirnya mulai nulis. Kenapa musti ngumpulin keberanian? yah, namanya juga pertama kali nulis blog, takutnya pas dibaca diketawain, dihina, dicerca, dicaci maki (dramatisasi..^^), hiiiiii.... serem.  Sudah mulai nulis pun terkadang pas di  tengah-tengah yang udah mulai lancar menulisnya, eh... mentok lagi. Pas udah mulai dapet lagi idenya, tiba-tiba, “Mama, bikin susu!”. Berhenti lagi. Kelar bikin susu, udah lupa mau nulis apa.

Yah, begitulah rupa rupa rintangan yang dihadapi seorang penulis. (ciee...kayak J.K Rowling aja..). Tapi, kalo emang niat, pasti bisa kesampaian juga. Kayak ini nih, pengen bikin blog, tapi gak tau mau nulis apa. Akhirnya yang ditulis ya tentang susah gampangnya nulis blog. Namun, sepandai-pandainya tupai melompat pasti nantinya bakalan capek juga dia. Jadi, sampai disini dulu tulisan saya. Semoga berkenan dan sampai jumpa di pos saya selanjutnya.^~^