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U is for Underaged Ungulate
Note: my latest garden article is up! :D
Part 9—Dreams of a Big Flower Garden: We Have A Pumpkin Patch!!
A few years ago, Steve and I went to a nearby county fair and we had a lot of fun taking pictures of the farm animals. One of the sows had an enormous litter of piglets and we spent a long time cooing at their cuteness!
I learned something today about the word "Ungulate". I always thought it meant "hooved mammal", but that's not entirely correct. Wikipedia gives this definition:
"Ungulates are a diverse group of large mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. The term means, roughly, "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal". As a descriptive term, "ungulate" normally excludes cetaceans, as they do not possess most of the typical morphological characteristics of ungulates; recent discoveries indicate that they are descended from early artiodactyls, and thus are directly related to other even-toed ungulates such as cattle, with hippopotamuses being their closest living relatives. As a result of these discoveries, the new order Cetartiodactyla has been proposed to include the members of Artiodactyla and Cetacea, to reflect their common ancestry; however, strictly speaking, this is merely a matter of nomenclature, since it is possible simply to recognize Cetacea as a subgroup of Artiodactyla."
I had no idea that whales were considered to be ungulates!!
My apologies for not being around much lately. The garden is keeping me very busy, along with everything else going on right now!
Explored on June 11, 2014, highest placement, #2.
Part 9—Dreams of a Big Flower Garden: We Have A Pumpkin Patch!!
A few years ago, Steve and I went to a nearby county fair and we had a lot of fun taking pictures of the farm animals. One of the sows had an enormous litter of piglets and we spent a long time cooing at their cuteness!
I learned something today about the word "Ungulate". I always thought it meant "hooved mammal", but that's not entirely correct. Wikipedia gives this definition:
"Ungulates are a diverse group of large mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. The term means, roughly, "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal". As a descriptive term, "ungulate" normally excludes cetaceans, as they do not possess most of the typical morphological characteristics of ungulates; recent discoveries indicate that they are descended from early artiodactyls, and thus are directly related to other even-toed ungulates such as cattle, with hippopotamuses being their closest living relatives. As a result of these discoveries, the new order Cetartiodactyla has been proposed to include the members of Artiodactyla and Cetacea, to reflect their common ancestry; however, strictly speaking, this is merely a matter of nomenclature, since it is possible simply to recognize Cetacea as a subgroup of Artiodactyla."
I had no idea that whales were considered to be ungulates!!
My apologies for not being around much lately. The garden is keeping me very busy, along with everything else going on right now!
Explored on June 11, 2014, highest placement, #2.
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But what a cute little piglet!!!
a beautiful series Janet
I enjoy your artistic sense...........
Merci pour les commentaires !
Belle soirée Janet !
When I see images like this one I think seriously to became vegetarian :)
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congrats on explore
You have captured this particular ungulate perfectly, with great detail and in lovely light. It looks very contented lying there :)
Can''t wait to see what you think of next...........
A real sweetheart !
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